Labor & Economic News Blog

Tuesday, June 20, 2006

Mexico: Tens of thousands threaten 24-hr strike days before presidential elections: Pressure Gvt to end long-running mining dispute

Mexico: Tens of thousands threaten 24-hr strike days before presidential elections: Pressure Gvt to end long-running mining dispute
LabourStart headline - Source: Reuters
Tens of thousands of Mexican telephone and university workers are threatening a 24-hour strike just days before July presidential elections to pressure the government to end a long-running mining dispute. On June 28 the workers will walk off the job, joining thousands of teachers and miners, some of whom have been on strike for months in a series of labor conflicts that have seen running street battles with riot police.

 



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