An anarcho-syndicalist union in Mexico (Unión Anarco-Sindicalista de Monterrey: UAS) has announced its solidarity with the ongoing struggle of workers at the Lexmark plant in the city of Ciudad Juárez.
Lexmark exploits
In its declaration, UAS said:
LEXMARK EXPLOITS, REPRESSES, FIRES
In December 2015, this billion-dollar company, which manufactures laser cartridges at its Ciudad Juárez plant, fired a group of workers (between 70 and 100 persons) for taking part in a series of protest actions, including a strike on December 7. During this strike, the main demands were an increase in pay of 6 pesos (about $0.35) per day and the right to organize a union. The company doesn't pay year-end bonuses [traditional in Mexico] nor workers' compensation; the workers get between 114 and 120 pesos per day. After the firings, the workers continued to hold meetings in front of the plant.
SOLIDARITY WITH THE WORKERS OF LEXMARK!
Horizontality, direct action, self-management, internationalism, assembly-ism [asamblearismo], mutual support and solidarity – in order to avoid a letdown in the struggle.
Unión Anarco-Sindicalista
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