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A group of five baristas who operate the espresso machines at Slack’s corporate headquarters in San Francisco learned on March 6 that they were losing their contracted positions just prior to a decision by the company to move to remote operations to curb the spread of COVID-19. The baristas claim that Slack caught wind of their intention to criticize the company publicly—and in what they claim to be an organizing victory, they learned that their severance would be extended to 90 days.

Date:
March 12, 2020
Workers involved:
5
Type of collective action:
Open Letter, Legal Action
Struggle:
Job Security
Companies involved:
Slack
Employment type(s):
Blue Collar Workers, Contract Workers
Location(s):
San Francisco California Usa
Online:
Yes
Tag(s):
Coworker Solidarity, Fund Raising, Coronavirus

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