Detroit Meeting on Workers' Struggles in Guadeloupe and Haiti

In this Feb. 23, 2009 file photo, labor union members shout slogans during a protest in Point-a-Pitre, French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe.
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For Immediate Release

Media Advisory

Detroit Meeting on Workers' Struggles in Haiti and Guadeloupe, July 14

In Haiti, the unions are playing a major role in the struggle to restore democracy after the U.S. government removed democratically elected President Aristide and U.N. troops continue to occupy the country.

Yes We Can! Earlier this year, the trade unions of the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe led a powerful “fight back” against the deepening worldwide economic crisis. United in a coalition of 50 organizations, the workers and people of Guadeloupe won a $250/month wage increase for low wage workers, more jobs for youth, a reduction in the prices of basic necessities and a moratorium on home foreclosures. Come find out more about this great victory as we learn to “fight back” against massive loss of jobs, healthcare, pensions and homes here in the USA.

Speakers:
Elie Domota, general secretary of the General Union of Workers of Guadeloupe (UGTG) and leader of the general strike there last winter.
Fignolé Saint Cyr, general secretary of the Autonomous Confederation of Haitian Workers (CATH). These two labor organizers will be speaking about the struggles of workers in their countries and regionally.
Plus reports from the struggle to win a Moratorium on foreclosures and evictions
Report on the solidarity struggle with the people of Honduras and Latin America and the Caribbean

When: Tuesday July 14, 7:00-9:00pm

Where: 5920 Second Avenue at Antoinette, Near the WSU Campus

For information: 313.671.3715
E-mail: ac6123@wayne.edu or info@mecawi.org
URL: http://www.mecawi.org

Sponsored by the Michigan Emergency Committe Against War & Injustice (MECAWI)

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