IMGpapers 1976–79

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1976–79

Peru strike suspended

Socialist Challenge No. 66, 5 October 1978 · p. 11 of the scan · 244 words

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page 11 of the scan

by writing to: BM Box 2190, 6XX, or by In particular they can give you leufleis and advice Wild 101 MAKEUS, Geese which is now on national Martial Don't Feed the Wild Geese! THE month-long suspension of the Peruvian miners" strike is nearly over. The miners union announced the suspension on 8 tary repression and the threat been declared in five mining areas on 22 August and extended to five and them Drovinces on the 29th. Troops were sent in. ransacked and union officials urrested On 5 September the union's proposed to assembly thar the strike be saspended. trif mentant workers from thr stale-onned Ceatromin mines swayed the union The following day troops police encampment of miners and their families who had marched to the capital of Lima, shipping back to the districts. This was the linul blow and two days later the suspension Rosanneenced WEAKENED Lack of support from otber federations weakened the miners in the face of this repression. Leaders the Communist Party-controlled Peruvian Workers (CGTF| said solidarity the have overchrow of the government and is replacement by Chile-lype fascist CGTP bureaucrats stopped miners leuler Victor Cuadros from speaking ul a rully in Lims on 2 September. Most of the crowd marched off so anothere? square to hear Cuadros und other left-wing leaders.

DEMANDS The strike's main demands miners sacked in the July 1977 gemeral strike and for the repeal of anti-working class legisloSociulist Challenge 5 October 1978 Page 11

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