It’s true that, in 1994, when NAFTA implemented “free trade” rules, US automakers moved plants to Canada and Mexico, and wages went down across the hemisphere. But over the past 30 years, the auto industry has changed. Auto production today tightly knits together workers in all three countries as they produce different components of the finished vehicle that rolls into your driveway.
Trump is on a high-speed ethnic and political cleansing campaign. One person caught in this sweep is Lelo Juarez. We hear his story from Edgar Franks, interviewed by Truthout. Lelo has been a strong advocate for immigrant farmworkers, and has organized against the temporary farmwork program Trump favors. It’s likely he was specifically singled out.
Always Together: Socialists and Unions Hortensia Escobar Hernández is a Mexican economist and UNAM graduate. She’s a strong advocate for public and popular education, especially for indigenous communities. Being a Marxist positions her for the fight for labor rights, articulating strategies to make Mexican unionism truly representative. As events coordinator…
Father Solalinde is well known in Mexico and internationally for giving away all his worldly goods and living in the shelter he built for migrants passing through Oaxaca on their dangerous journey north. Helping migrants threatens the existing social order, which includes the drug cartels operating in collusion with local authorities. But attempts on his life have not deterred him.
María Romero was an enthusiastic and knowledgeable contributor to the conference. You’ll enjoy her personal takeaways from an incredible week in Mexico!
