A declassified dispatch from ambassador Caffrey, referencing a conversation with United Fruit Company and informing Washington that "I have the honor to report…that the total number of strikers killed by the Colombian military exceeded one thousand."

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1. joni_elena (jonielena@pirate-wire.com)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Dec-2022 02:57:46 UTC joni_elena

   94 yrs ago, over 1,000 striking banana workers were gunned down while picketing outside the gates of the United Fruit Company (Chiquita) in Santa Marta, Colombia.

   The strikers' demands included a 6-day work week, payment with money rather than company coupons, compensation for work accidents, and a wage increase for workers earning less than 100 pesos/month.

   U.S. Ambassador Jefferson Caffery later told Washington he was "honored" to report the massacre.

   #History #Labor #Unions #Colombia