In the middle of the night Saturday 10th October, President Felipe Calderon sent six thousand soldiers and militarized Federal Police to take over state power company Luz y Fuerza installations in Mexico City and the states of Mexico, Puebla, Morelos, and Hidalgo. Immediately following the takeover, Calderon issued an executive order closing Luz y Fuerza.
The Mexican Electrical Workers Union (SME) has asked for international solidarity in resisting the government liquidation of their company, the termination of the workers, and thus the destruction of the union.
Report: International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers’ Unions
Report: Military, Federal Police Bust Mexican Electrical Workers Union
To protest this action, you can write to President Felipe Calderón at felipe.calderon@presidencia.gob.mx. You can copy your protest email to sinmexel@sme.org.mx. You may send the following letter, based on the Mexican Electrical Workers Union demands, making modifications as you see fit.
In the middle of the night Saturday 10th October, President Felipe Calderon sent six thousand soldiers and militarized Federal Police to take over state power company Luz y Fuerza installations in Mexico City and the states of Mexico, Puebla, Morelos, and Hidalgo. Immediately following the takeover, Calderon issued an executive order closing Luz y Fuerza.
The Mexican Electrical Workers Union (SME) has asked for international solidarity in resisting the government liquidation of their company, the termination of the workers, and thus the destruction of the union.
Report: International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers’ Unions
Report: Military, Federal Police Bust Mexican Electrical Workers Union
To protest this action, you can write to President Felipe Calderón at felipe.calderon@presidencia.gob.mx. You can copy your protest email to sinmexel@sme.org.mx. You may send the following letter, based on the Mexican Electrical Workers Union demands, making modifications as you see fit.
Dear President Calderon, I write to protest the Federal Police occupation of the electrical plants, the liquidation of the Light and Power Company, the firing of 45,000 workers, and the destruction of their union. Your action is a violation of labor rights, of human rights, and a disgrace to your government.
I urge you to do as the Mexican Electrical Workers Union has asked:
1) Remove the police from their workplaces.
2) Revoke the liquidation of the company.
3) Negotiate the issues with the union.
Respect the rights of these workers, their union, and international labor and human rights standards.
Sincerely,
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