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Chiquita fires thousands of striking banana workers in Panama, says it suffered $75 million losses (apnews.com)

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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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[-] JSocial@lemmy.dbzer0.com 65 points 2 months ago

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

[-] reagansrottencorpse@lemmy.ml 32 points 2 months ago

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

[-] Grapho@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 months ago

I'm hyped for the wave of reminders

[-] obinice@lemmy.world 58 points 2 months ago

Illegal strikes, lol.

What a ridiculous concept.

[-] Xtallll@lemmy.blahaj.zone 28 points 2 months ago

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

[-] MeowZedong@lemmygrad.ml 13 points 2 months ago

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

[-] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 8 points 2 months ago

Legally we have to say bananas.

[-] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 12 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Fight mass firings with massive fires

[-] pdxfed@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago

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...?

[-] shalafi@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

So, where are they getting replacement workers?

[-] CyberMonkey404@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago

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

[-] HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

$75 million losses

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

[-] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

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

[-] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Boycoytt Chiquita.

[-] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 1 points 2 months ago

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

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