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Trade union organizations commemorate International Labor Day with a march that will take place on Thursday, May 1 from zone 5 to the P Laza de la Constitución.
The union centrals convened for a march that commemorates International Labor Day on Thursday, May 1. (PHOTO FREE PRESS: PL hemeroteca)
The union centrals convened for a march that commemorates International Labor Day on Thursday, May 1 in Guatemala.
Affiliates to public and private unions have been summoned on Thursday of this week to make the demonstration that will travel through the Historic Center. The departure is scheduled at 9 am from the monument to work in zone 5 and then will go to the Plaza de la Constitución.
On the other hand, marches in the province have been organized by workers.
It was reported that the route will begin in zone 5 and then the workers will seek to reach the sixth avenue in Zone 1, and then advance to the Plaza de la Constitución.
On the other hand, marches in the province have been organized by workers.
Slogans
The leader Adolfo Lacs Palomo explained that part of the slogans to be developed during the march are the effects of the imposition of tariff quotas by the United States to Guatemala, because it will affect workers.
“It is a traditional commemoration, but approaches to the government will be made on specific issues,” said the manager.
Among the demands of the union sector is the construction and maintenance of the road network, since there are working people who have been affected by road mishaps, many have died, others have been hospitalized and others are incapacitated or with health problems and that generates a family crisis that becomes social and medical.
They will also go to show their rejection of the high cost of medicines. He explained that they know that many people go to El Salvador to buy their cheapest medications, when there is negligence in Guatemala, because prices are very high.
There will also be slogans in favor of the environment, and pointed out that they do not understand the refusal of mayors to treat solid waste and decontaminate sewage. He pointed out that if this is not fulfilled, it will affect future generations and there will be health problems.
Finally, he said that they will also take to the streets to demand salary improvements, and worries that in 2026 there cannot be a salary adjustment with the argument of the tariff quotas of the United States.