by admin | Jan 28, 2011 | Allies, Solidarity
Manny Armenta, a sub-district director for the United Steelworkers (USW) in Albuquerque, NM, was arrested on January 24, while on his way to meet with attorneys for the Mexican mineworkers’ union, Los Mineros. The USW has been supporting the mineworkers who...
by admin | Nov 20, 2010 | Fighting for Good Jobs, November 2010 Dispatcher
Oct. 30th was a big night for families in Boron. Approximately 300 people came to see the new documentary film, “Locked Out 2010,” which premiered at the Boron High School on a chilly fall evening that failed to deter the big crowd. There was free popcorn, juice, and...
by admin | Jul 24, 2010 | July 2010 Dispatcher, Solidarity
This past June 19th the Mexican miner’s union (Los Mineros) held a National Forum in the town of Cananea, in Mexico’s northern State of Sonora. Chuck Kennedy of ILWU Local 30, himself a miner from Boron, summed up the spirit at the forum, saying: “These miners could...