In 2010, the isolated town of Boron, California, in the high Mojave Desert became the center of a global labor action after transnational mining company Rio Tinto suddenly suspended its contract negotiations and locked out the workers of its borax mine there. In this “off-the-grid” town, ILWU miners protested at the mine gates but also deployed creative media strategies through YouTube and other social media platforms to disrupt Rio Tinto’s PR campaign and rally miners from Turkey, London and Melbourne to their cause. Boron Lockout is a galvanizing reminder of the power of collective action wherever you are.