Honduran Teachers Begin 48-Hour Strike
September 17, 2009
acnnews 13 Honduran Teachers Begin Strike against Coup Perpetrators HAVANA, Cuba, Sep 17 (acn) Teachers and professors in Honduras have begun a 48-hour strike to condemn the June 28 coup and to demand the reinstatement of constitutional order in their country. The strike, convened by the Honduran Federation of Teaching Organizations (FOMH) on Sunday, is part of the popular actions organized by the National Front against the Coup, the Prensa Latina news agency reports. For their part, leaders of the Association of Higher Education Professors (COPEMH) said they’ll be on strike on Thursday and Friday, to then join the resistance’s demonstrations the rest of the week. Eulogio Chavez, president of COPEMH, pointed out that these demonstrations will continue until the restoration of democracy in Honduras is achieved. The FOMH came out on general strike the day after the military coup that toppled constitutional president Manuel Zelaya. It kept it for a month and later on adopted the strategy of offering three days of classes a week. Thursday marked the 82nd day of popular resistance against the Honduran de facto regime. worldnews/aga/trm/aga Docentes de Honduras inician huelga contra golpistas Cuban News Agency www.cubanews.ain.cu ainnews@ain.cu
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