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Workers at Versatronex Corporation, a company in Silicon Valley that makes circuit boards, went on strike to protest low wages and a lack of health care and other benefits. Most of the strikers were Latina women and had contacted the United Electrical Workers Union - they struck after the company fired a worker who was vocal in supporting unionization.

Date:
October 16, 1992
Workers involved:
55
Type of collective action:
Strike, Protest, Union Drive
Struggle:
Pay And Benefits, Working Conditions, Discrimination
Companies involved:
Versatronex
Employment type(s):
Inhouse Workers, Blue Collar Workers
Location(s):
Sunnyvale California Usa
Online:
Yes
Tag(s):
Retaliation, Antiracism, Ue

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