Frederick Douglass

"Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did, and it never will. Find out just what people will submit to, and you have found out the exact amount of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them..." Frederick Douglass

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Oaxaca Teachers Strike

The union is not making any pay demands, focusing instead on educational and social issues, Chepi said.
Teachers want better uniform allowances for students, computers in all elementary schools and for the state to pay for the electricity used in schools, the union leader said, adding that parents currently pay the utility bills.
Union members also want officials to find Carlos Rene Roman, a teacher who disappeared on March 14, Chepi said.


Let's hope this strike won't be as bloody as the last. And let's hope the US doesn't intrigue against the teachers once again.

http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2011/05/24/thousands-teachers-strike-southern-mexico/