This refers to the main idea in the story or what the story is all about​

This question is incomplete. I assume that you need to find the word that fits with that description. The word you are looking for is Theme.

Explanation:

Literary themes refer to the main idea or the content of the literary work, regardless of gender. That is, the great themes, love, hate, death ... of literary works are treated equally in theater, poetry, narrative, etc.

It is a concept similar to that of the "artistic theme" in any art other than literature. Therefore, when we speak of literary themes, we refer to the matters dealt with in poems, poetry books, novels, plays, stories, etc.

the author is showing that it is the insatisfaction of basic needs that brings about the protests such as the strikes.if workers do not earn enough to buy food and feed their families and themselves in order to continue working, what is the use of working? besides, another message from the author is that of the owners of factories should be worried about ensuring their furure by having a second and third generation of workers in their industries.if they do not hear the workers demands, they will not have any more workers to make their pockets full.

because she needs money