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Chiquita fires thousands of striking banana workers in Panama, says it suffered $75 million losses (apnews.com)
submitted 3 weeks 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 65 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] reagansrottencorpse@lemmy.ml 33 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] Grapho@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 weeks ago

I'm hyped for the wave of reminders

[–] obinice@lemmy.world 57 points 3 weeks ago

Illegal strikes, lol.

What a ridiculous concept.

[–] Xtallll@lemmy.blahaj.zone 27 points 3 weeks 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 3 weeks 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 3 weeks ago

Legally we have to say bananas.

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 12 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Fight mass firings with mass fires

[–] pdxfed@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks 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 3 weeks ago (1 children)

So, where are they getting replacement workers?

[–] CyberMonkey404@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 weeks ago

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

[–] HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks 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 3 weeks ago

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

[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Boycoytt Chiquita.

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 1 points 3 weeks ago

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