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Mini-cast: Mexican Labor Reawakens (w/ Martha Pskowski)
Published 6 years, 10 months ago
Description
We chat with Mexico-City-based journalist Martha Pskowski about her reporting on the maquila worker strikes just south of the U.S.-Mexico border, and about why we should all be paying attention to the recent developments in Mexican labor politics.
Additional links/info below...
- Martha's website and Twitter page
- Martha Pskowski, Dissent, "Mexican Labor Reawakens"
- Lauren Kaori Gurley, The New Republic, "Is Mexico on the Brink of a Labor Revolution?"
- Paolo Marinaro and Dan DiMaggio, Labor Notes, "Strike Wave Wins Raises for Mexican Factory Workers"
- David Agren, The Guardian, "'We Won't Be Trampled On': Striking Mexican Workers Vow to Fight the Fight"
Featured Music (all songs sourced from the Free Music Archive: freemusicarchive.org)
- Lobo Loco, "Malte Junior - Hall"