"Mexican Families Demand Transparency on Disappeared Ayotzinapa Students"
Workers across the Americas are engaging in various protests and strikes to demand better working conditions, higher wages, and justice. In Mexico, parents of the "disappeared" students are demanding the release of information from the military regarding their children's case. In Guatemala, peasant protesters are calling for the resignation of officials involved in a recent coup attempt. In El Salvador, workers and youth are protesting against President Nayib Bukely's repressive policies and arbitrary detentions. In Puerto Rico, health workers are protesting exploitative working conditions and low wages, leading to an increase in emigration. In the United States, nurses in Massachusetts are preparing for a one-day strike over wages and benefits, while social workers in Fresno, California, continue to protest poor working conditions and under-staffing. In Canada, tens of thousands of public service workers in Quebec are demanding significant wage increases and improvements in working conditions through a series of strikes and a potential indefinite general strike.