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The Historical Significance of the Cochabamba Factory Workers' Strike

http://www.ubnoticias.org/en/arti...cochabamba-factory-workers-strike

Excerpt:

We write these lines from a very important place for us as Cochabamba factory workers, an ancient building, located in the very heart of Cochabamba. This building is the patrimony of our dear old workers, who in 1960 bought it with their collective social security funds, but was in other moments, a hotel where the Cochabambino oligarchs danced, entertained themselves and spent the night.

Fifty years ago, this building was converted into a space where not only important men and women—social justice fighters—spoke their minds, but also a place in which we—the people of the city and the countryside—established a space of autonomy, deliberation, dignity and decision-making and collective action in order to recuperate our VOICE and our ability to become indignant and decide for ourselves.