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How to Fight a Giant: Militant Labor Organizers Catch PepsiCo Off Guard
Ferre, Juan Cruz; Kwon, Tre
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/41474-how-to-fight-a-giant-militant-labor-organizers-catch-pepsico-off-guardDate Written: 2017-08-02 Publisher: Truthout Year Published: 2017 Resource Type: Article Cx Number: CX21147 The sudden closing of a factory by PepsiCo, the world's second-largest snacks producer, leaves hundred's of workers in Argentina without jobs or sucurity, resulting in a massive demonstration of solidarity for worker's rights. Abstract: -- Excerpt: "If there is no bread for our children, there will be no peace for the bosses," says worker-activist Camilo Mones in front of the PepsiCo plant in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The facility was shut down by the company at a moment's notice, leaving 691 workers on the streets. Mones' words sound daring. After all, what can a few hundred workers do in the face of a multinational behemoth that enjoys the loyal support of the Argentinian government? |