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Workers at a Fiat-Chrysler-owned Mexican factory are threatening to keep up their strike indefinitely in their fight against yellow unionism.
Teksid Hierro staff in Ciudad Frontera, Coahuila, walked out last week after trade union activists were sacked for leading previous stoppages.
The workers went into dispute with the engine-block manufacturer over profit-sharing arrangements when the company declared lower profits despite increased production.
DAVID RABY explains the background of the recent upheavals in Mexico
As Palestine Action prisoners go weeks without food, alleging dangerous neglect and detention without trial, campaigners warn that a near-total media blackout is hiding a crisis that could turn fatal – and fuel a growing wave of public anger. ELIZABETH SHORT reports
