Textile, wool, tannery, metallurzical, chemical and other workers, and students went on a 24-hour strike in Uruguay on June 17. The strike, in protest against an attempted right-wing coup, in defence of civil liberties and demanding wage increases and re-distribution of land, paralysed manufacturing, mining transport, ports, newspapers, banks and entertainments More than 400,000 workers were involved.
The WeekThe Week Vol. 1, No. 26, 25 June 1964
Third World notes: Political strike in Uruguay
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