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Tech Workers Unite & Fight! Lanetix CWA Workers Fight Union Busting In SF

by Labor Video Project
Dozens of tech workers rallied in San Francisco on 3/2/18 to protest the firing of 14 software engineers at the startup company Lanetix.
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Dozens of tech workers rallied in San Francisco on 3/2/18 to protest the illegal firing of 14 Lanetix software engineers who had joined the CWA and were seeking unionization and a contract. The workers rally took place at the the office of Lanetix in San Francisco and participants talked the about issues facing tech workers and why they need a union to defend their rights. They also supported the striking teachers in West Virginia.

For more media:

http://www.newsguild.org/mediaguild3/7941-2/
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-02-26/coders-want-to-unionize-with-help-from-trump
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTual7QeWZQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJQ-gBaSPTU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kU9i4oNQyvc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UikoqJS9cKY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQOQiYd0fTo

For more information:
guild [at] cwa-union.org

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http://www.laborvideo.org
§Tech Workers Supported West Virginia Striking Teachers
by Labor Video Project
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The tech workers also supported the strike of West Virginia teachers.
§Keep Up The Beat-Software Engineer Makes Music For Picket Line
by Labor Video Project
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A musician and software engineer made music using tech for the picket line.
§Power In A Union
by Labor Video Project
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Supporters of the Lanetix workers spoke about the need for power through a union for tech workers.
§What Is Lanetix Worth Without The Software Engineers
by Labor Video Project
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The supporters of the Lanetix workers pointed out that without the software engineers the value of Lanetix would be worthless.
§Firing Workers Will Not Stop A Movement
by Labor Video Project
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Firing Workers Will Not Stop A Movement was the slogan of some of the tech workers. The company they argued was trying to stop workers from defending their rights by illegal discharges but this will not stop them.
§John Golab A Crook
by Labor Video Project
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John Golab was accused of corruption and illegal activity at the pick tline.
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