[Mexico] Striking employees shot by 60 armed men wearing company uniforms. Employees capture 2 of them (mexicosolidarity.com)
from floofloof@lemmy.ca to world@lemmy.world on 20 Mar 19:35
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Eldritch@piefed.world on 20 Mar 20:00 next collapse

Sadly we’ve seen it before. And we’ll see it again. Just little bits of history repeating.

BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world on 20 Mar 20:26 next collapse

Thanks for reviving that gem, but do you also know of other instances where striking workers were shot in response?

ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net on 20 Mar 20:38 next collapse

There’s many instances recorded here: en.wikipedia.org/…/List_of_worker_deaths_in_Unite…

digitalFatteh@lemmy.ca on 20 Mar 20:47 collapse

International Trade Union

Notable incidents include the **1925 Marusia massacrein Chile (>500 dead), recent killings of trade unionists in Colombia, South Africa, and Cameroon, and fatalities during protests in Iraq and Mexico.

gex@lemmy.world on 21 Mar 02:41 collapse
Eldritch@piefed.world on 20 Mar 21:11 collapse

Not in Mexico, but similar incidents led to the labor movement in the United States. But it doesn’t matter where on earth you are. If the bourgeoisie thinks you’re a threat, they’ll handle you similarly.

P1nkman@lemmy.world on 21 Mar 09:54 collapse

I am a threat. My wife knows I’d be the first in line to join any resistance if shit hits the fan. I just don’t go spreading it on places where I can be identified.

Sure you might be able to identify who I am by going through my history, but who the fuck knows if I’m telling the truth?

I need to go hug my kids.

Mycatiskai@lemmy.ca on 21 Mar 05:27 next collapse

I think there needs to be a bit of tit for tat, when the strike is over. The people who own the company need to come down and get beaten and a shot just in the leg like employees were to remind them not to do this again.

Manifish_Destiny@lemmy.world on 21 Mar 05:38 next collapse

Okay, so now they have no reason to be nonviolent. Good luck with that, capitalist pigs.

zergtoshi@lemmy.world on 21 Mar 07:26 next collapse

Unions are the compromise.
If the compromise gets abolished by the corporate overlords, give them what they deserve.

finallymadeanaccount@lemmy.world on 21 Mar 08:13 collapse

Wouldn’t wanna be the two captured attackers!