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Chiquita fires thousands of striking banana workers in Panama, says it suffered $75 million losses (apnews.com)
submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/38551804

Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino had said earlier Thursday that the strike was illegal and included some 5,000 workers.

“Unfortunately, following the unjustified abandonment of work at our plantations and operations centers since April 28 and continuing today, (the company) has proceeded with the termination of all of our daily workers,” the company said in a statement. It said the company had suffered losses of at least $75 million.

Protests marches and occasional roadblocks have stretched from one end of the country to the other as teachers, construction workers and other unions expressed their rejection to changes the government said were necessary to keep the social security system solvent.

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[–] [email protected] 66 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I keep thinking that strikes being illegal is way too close to slavery for my liking.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Striking has always been the compromise. The owner class has forgotten.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

I'm hyped for the wave of reminders

[–] [email protected] 57 points 1 week ago

Illegal strikes, lol.

What a ridiculous concept.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Do you want your banana plantation to burn to the ground? Because this is how you get your plantation burned to ashes.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Why burn the plantation when you can expropriate it and burn the scumlords profiting off your exploitation?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

Legally we have to say bananas.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Fight mass firings with mass fires

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

So what are the reforms sought that the government is trying for force onto workers in lockstep with major declining states? Can I guess longer working years, reduced benefits...?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

So, where are they getting replacement workers?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Don't worry, AI and teslabots will surely replace them! /s

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

$75 million losses

Are they really losses when everyone knows they're just going to raise prices to recoup them?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

Might be the excuse Krasnov is looking for to take back the Canal Zone.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Boycoytt Chiquita.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Has the price of bananas gone up in US & Canada?