Haiti: more strikes hit maquilas

A series of wildcat strikes continue to shut down an industrial park on Port-au-Prince’s northern outskirts.

Dominican Republic: medical strike suspended

On Aug. 13 leaders of the Dominican Medical Guild (CMD) and the National Union of Nursing Services (UNASED) announced the suspension of a strike they started on July 29 over salaries. The unionists said the suspension was based on what… Read moreDominican Republic: medical strike suspended

Haiti: maquila workers march for wage hike

Haiti’s President René Préval refused to promulgate a new law raising the minimum wage. prompting workers to shut down the Sonapi factory complex on Port-au-Prince’s northern outskirts.

Dominican Republic: medical workers extend strike

The Dominican Republic’s National Union of Nursing Services (UNASED) announced that Dominican medical workers will continue a strike that started last week to demand higher wages.

Cuba: US activists defy embargo

Groups that protest the US ban on travel to Cuba returned to the US without incident after their latest visits, the first since US president Barack Obama took office.

Dominican Republic: two killed in blackout protests

Protests broke out in various parts of the Dominican Republic over electricity shortages that had been plaguing the country for two weeks.

Haiti: some unions back down on minimum wage

Maquiladora workers in Haiti agreed to accept a lower minimum wage increase in order avoid lay-offs. The sector has been hit hard by the world recession

Dominican Republic: judge blocks cement factory in victory for peasant ecologists

In a win for peasant protesters who blockaded the construction site, a judge in the Dominican Republic ordered a halt to a cement plant slated for lands near Los Haitises National Park.

Haiti: two klled in protest, electoral clash

Two have been killed n Haiti in ongoing street clashes over President René Préval’s failure to pass a new minimum wage law and contested senate elections.

US Supreme Court turns down Cuban Five case

The Supreme Court declined to review the case of the “Cuban Five,” despite appeals by Günter Grass, Rigoberta Menchú and eight other Nobel Prize winners.

Dominican Republic: campesinos protest cement factory

Campesinos in a protest encampment at Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic are surrounded by the military. The camp was established to prevent construction of a cement factory.

Haiti: students protest for minimum wage

Students have repeatedly clashed with security forces in Haiti this month in protests over the failure of President René Préval to raise the minimum wage.