A man was fired for posting a video of his striking coworkers, but he ain’t pressed.

Antoine Dangerfield says his Latinx co-workers walked off their job, for a construction contractor who was building a UPS hub, after months of discrimination.

“There was a safety guy. He was just a racist, basically — always messing with anybody who’s not white. The Hispanics just stayed out of his way. They warned each other when he came because they knew he was always messing with them, taking pictures and videos, trying to get them fired,” he told Jacobin.

When the manager asked one of the men to translate for the others and he refused, he decided to fire some of them out of retaliation.

“Next thing you know, he dismissed the meeting. So, he’s walking around just sending them home, trying to fire them. So, he sent like five or six of them home,” Dangerfield said. "So, the Hispanics got together and were like, 'Nah. We got families and kids. We’re not about to let these dudes just do whatever.' So, they took a stand.”

The 30-year-old welder caught the walkout on tape and posted it online, complete with hilarious commentary. The video went viral and has been viewed over 2.5 million times, according to Independent.

“They are not bullshitting!” he yells with glee in the video. “They thought they was gonna play with these amigos, and they said, ‘aw yeah, we rise together, homie.’ And they leaving! And they not bullshitting!”

He later panned around to show off the empty facility.

“Ain’t no grinding, cutting, welding — this motherfucker dead-ass quiet. The Mexicans shut this motherfucker down,” he declared.

In the video, he expressed a desire for black people to follow his coworkers’ lead. 

His message was even co-signed by J. Cole. 

Dangerfield continues to stand by his assertion.

“You see the news, a lot of killings in the black community. Sometimes we don’t come together. But if they can do it, we can do it. And we can all come together. There’s power in numbers,” he told the publication. 

“I don’t like racist anything. I don’t like people picking on people, bullying," he continued. "It’s ridiculous. So, when people come together, it’s a beautiful thing.”

Dangerfield says he was offered $250 to take the video down but he refused and was fired. He says the racist manager was also let go. Despite losing a potential promotion, Dangerfield doesn’t regret posting the video.

“Because it’s five million people who saw that. And it might change their view on things. Empowering people,” he said.

“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, and if we make our numbers count, we can change anything.”

In the meantime, a supporter set up a GoFundMe on Dangerfield’s behalf to help with living costs as he searches for another job.  

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