Honduran bosses murder trade unionists as thousands strike against coup
Thousands of workers are now on strike against the right-wing coup which deposed Honduran president Jose Manuel Zelaya Rosales on 28 June. Meanwhile, the coup regime has suspended civil liberties, attacked workers' organisations and sponsored the murder of political opponents, including two prominent trade unionists. All of Honduras' unions have opposed the coup. Teachers, hospital workers, taxi drivers and airport workers seem to be the core of the resistance. They have been joined by, amongst others, Chiquita banana workers, who gave up a day's pay to participate in national strike action...