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DESCRIPTION:Puerto Rico: Labor and The Fight Against Neoliberalism and 
 Colonialism\nPresentation by Scott Barbes-Caminero\nPuerto Rico has been a 
 US colony since 1898, and its people have resisted and fought back for 
 self-determination and cultural rights through the organized struggle of 
 the working class.\n Today as a direct result of US economic policy, Puerto 
 Rico is reaching a state of bankruptcy, and the US government and bankers 
 are pushing further privatization of all public resources.\n They have 
 already privatized the healthcare system of Puerto Rico, which has been 
 devastating to the poor and working class.\n  “Operation Bootstrap” was 
 also the first “free trade zone”, are precursors to NAFTA by the US in 
 Puerto Rico to increase the profits of multi-nationals and create a 
 union-free environment.\nScott Barbes-Caminero is the secretary-treasurer 
 of the Central General de Trabajadores (C.G.T.), an independent union that 
 has been successful in organizing multinational corporation workplaces such 
 as IKEA. They have fended off attacks by both the colonial government and 
 the U.S. government. He will be speaking about the fight against 
 neoliberalist corporate rule in the Caribbean and how democratic unions are 
 organizing in Puerto Rico to fight back.\n For information call: 
 510-290-2312\nSee also: http://www.laborfest.net/2015/2015schedule.htm\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2015/06/21/18773796.php
SUMMARY:Laborfest: Puerto Rico & Labor Organizing
LOCATION:518 Valencia  - near 16th St., San Francisco. 16th St BART station. \n
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2015/06/21/18773796.php
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