Monday, October 15, 2007

Protests!

Good work to everybody who participated in the actions over the past two weekends, and good luck to the unions in their protest today. If you haven't already, check out the coverage in today's P.I.
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Introduction

The workers at the Guatemalan factory CimaTextiles formed a union in 2001. They won a collective bargaining agreement in 2003, and since then have struggled to protect their gains. The corporation which owns the factory, Choi & Shin Co., Inc., consistently tries to break the union's back, and has since its inception. etc. etc. Here is the union's wiki. Here are the pictures from the protest. Here is the urgent action.

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