URUGUAY: HUNDREDS OF WORKERS MARCH ON CAPITAL TO JOIN MASS DEMONSTRATION IN SUPPORT OF MEAT WORKERS PARALYSING MEAT TRADE

Record ID: 351761

  • Title: URUGUAY: HUNDREDS OF WORKERS MARCH ON CAPITAL TO JOIN MASS DEMONSTRATION IN SUPPORT OF MEAT WORKERS PARALYSING MEAT TRADE
  • Date: 30th May 1969
  • Summary: WORKERS ON FOOT AND HORSEBACK EN ROUTE TO MONTEVIDEO. Initials TS/VS/JF/SS Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 14th June 1969 13:00
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  • Location: MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY
  • Country: Uruguay
  • Reuters ID: LVA3W7RFQHK55D5SMEIRNY9R72GW
  • Story Text: HUNDREDS OF WORKERS MARCHED ON MONTEVIDEO, THE URUGUAY CAPITAL, EARLIER THIS WEEK TO JOIN A MASS DEMONSTRATION OF SEVERAL THOUSAND TRADE UNIONISTS TO SUPPORT STRIKING MEAT WORKERS. URUGUAY'S VITAL MEAT TRADE HAS BEEN PARALYSED FOR MORE THAN A MONTH SINCE THE MEAT WORKERS WENT ON STRIKE WHEN THE GOVERNMENT STOPPED ISSUING TWO KILOS (FOUR POUNDS) OF MEAT DAILY TO EACH WORKER AND WITHDREW DINING ROOM FACILITIES IN EXCHANGE FOR A DAILY PAY INCREASE OF 153 PESOS (ABOUT FIVE SHILLINGS STERLING).

    THE STRIKERS HAVE RECEIVED MASSIVE SUPPORT FROM OTHER TRADES UNIONS, INCLUDING ONE BATCH OF WORKERS WHO MARCHED ON THE CAPITAL WITH OTHERS ON HORSEBACK AND MANY WITH THEIR WIVES AND FAMILIES FOLLOWING IN LORRIES.

    POLICE WERE STATIONED ALONG THE ROUTE, BUT THE MARCH WAS WITHOUT INCIDENT AND THE POLICE REMAINED IN THE BACKGROUND AND USUALLY OUT OF SIGHT.
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