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Showing Original Post only (View all)This factory fired two Mexicans and the rest of them decided to leave with em [View all]
...best part of this video is the commentary
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The narrator was fired... but...
Im not mad about getting fired. Because its five million people who saw that. And it might change their view on things. Empowering people.
So me losing a job is nothing compared to the big picture. If we can get it in our heads that we are the people, we can change anything.
https://jacobinmag.com/2018/08/wildcat-strike-indianapolis-shut-down
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tenderfoot
Aug 2018
OP
So they didn't really walk off the job because it was just a construction site?
tenderfoot
Aug 2018
#11
There's nothing wrong with trying to fill in information that wasn't included
More_Cowbell
Aug 2018
#26
I'm in agreement with jberryhill. Get enough of the facts straight when posting, and provide
erronis
Aug 2018
#33
He has a great skill, some company that is forward thinking and worker oriented will hire him.
Blue_true
Aug 2018
#8
His job does not require completing a sentence. It involves fucking knowing how to weld. nt
Blue_true
Aug 2018
#76
Yes, unite. And we'll do it faster if the video narrator spoke with more conviction
DemocracyMouse
Aug 2018
#22
He was filming as it happened it was not a planned video so I am guessing he went through
lunasun
Aug 2018
#24
We could all stand to learn from devoted and proud Latino coworkers/neighbors. (n/t)
forgotmylogin
Aug 2018
#44
Worker solidarity and collective action is apparently very concerning for some here... n/t
Devil Child
Aug 2018
#59
Fabricated. There will be more of these trying to get DUers to get hot about fake news.
erronis
Aug 2018
#35
This is unusual for non-union workers to do. I've only seen it happen once before about 12 years ago
juxtaposed
Aug 2018
#63
You're not very familiar with construction and how a big job works. The GC subs most
juxtaposed
Aug 2018
#72
you're not very familiar with labor issues union or non-union and how one works.
juxtaposed
Aug 2018
#74
A group of workers took action (walkoff) on their own accord without consulting union or management
Devil Child
Aug 2018
#56
"Slavery was never abolished, it was only extended to include all the colors."
pecosbob
Aug 2018
#43
We're in pre-election mode, which means like we saw in 2015 and 2016... the plants are rising
Blue_Adept
Aug 2018
#67