Following an intense, and sometimes violent, month-long struggle, they finally reached agreement with the employer at the end of September.
But when they returned to work, it turned out that Suzuki had changed its mind, and was not going to abide by the agreement it had signed.
The result has been a resumption of the strike, with a violent reaction from management.
Shots have been fired at the strikers.
And the government is taking management's side, declaring the strike to be "illegal".
Those workers, with the support of the International Metalworkers Federation, are asking for us to send messages -- thousands of messages -- to the company demanding that it stop the violence, and respect the agreement it signed with its workers.
And then forward this message on to your fellow trade unionists.
We've also been asked by the International Transport Workers Federation to show our support to the Philippines airline union -- pleaseclick here to learn more and send your messages.
Finally, UNI Global Union is running an online campaign in support of workers in El Salvador - you can sign up here .
Thanks for your support!
Eric Lee
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