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Chiquita fires thousands of striking banana workers in Panama, says it suffered $75 million losses (apnews.com)
submitted 1 year ago by destructdisc@lemmy.world to c/antiwork@lemmy.ml
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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 67 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] reagansrottencorpse@lemmy.ml 33 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] Grapho@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

I'm hyped for the wave of reminders

[–] obinice@lemmy.world 59 points 1 year ago

Illegal strikes, lol.

What a ridiculous concept.

[–] Xtallll@lemmy.blahaj.zone 28 points 1 year 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.

[–] MeowZedong@lemmygrad.ml 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 8 points 1 year ago

Legally we have to say bananas.

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Fight mass firings with mass fires

[–] pdxfed@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year 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...?

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So, where are they getting replacement workers?

[–] CyberMonkey404@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

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

[–] HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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 1 year ago

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

[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Boycoytt Chiquita.

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 1 points 1 year ago

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