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International | Labor & WorkersGijón, Spain: Shipyard workers battle riot police
One police officer suffered injuries to an arm and a leg in confrontations with the shipard workers of Naval Gijón, who have been engaged in a prolonged battle against privatization and for work contracts.  gijon_jan27_2005.jpeg Gijón, Spain: Shipyard workers battle riot police
January 27, 2005 One police officer suffered injuries to an arm and a leg in confrontations with the shipard workers of Naval Gijón, who have been engaged in a prolonged battle against privatization and for work contracts. The workers set fire to barricades in the streets and fired mortars at riot police who responded with rubber bullets. The clashes took place around the Poniente aquarium adjacent to the shipyards. The aquarium has been destroyed by the workers, who have occupied it in the past, since they see it as an example of "speculation" by the City of Gijón, a prioritization of tourism over the shipyard industry. Spain: Shipyard workers continue to reject privatization deal (January 20, 2005): http://thunderbay.indymedia.org/news/2005/01/18015.php Shipyard workers barricade the streets of Gijon, Spain (January 13, 2005): http://thunderbay.indymedia.org/news/2005/01/17886.php Spanish shipyard workers barricade roads in Gijón (January 4, 2004): http://victoria.indymedia.org/news/2005/01/36613.php Spain: Shipyard workers raise barricades to oppose union-company agreement: http://victoria.indymedia.org/news/2004/12/35880.php Spanish shipyard workers at the barricades: http://victoria.indymedia.org/news/2004/11/34891.php Spanish shipyard workers struggle: http://victoria.indymedia.org/news/2004/11/34831.php Spanish shipyard workers' revolt reignites: http://victoria.indymedia.org/news/2004/11/34496.php October 12 - Conflict in Spanish shipyards: http://www.indybay.org/news/2004/10/1699048.php More October photos: http://athens.indymedia.org/front.php3?lang=el&article_id=277714 September 24 - Conflict in Spanish shipyards: http://www.indybay.org/news/2004/09/1696350.php September 22 - Conflict in Spanish shipyards: http://www.indybay.org/news/2004/09/1696180.php More September photos: http://athens.indymedia.org/front.php3?lang=el&article_id=269817 Photos and reports from the February 2004 struggle: http://victoria.indymedia.org/news/2004/02/21971.php
Workers run after firing mortar
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