Guadeloupe: General strike scores victory, spreads to other colonies

by E Wayne Ross on March 16, 2009

Green Left: Guadeloupe: General strike scores victory, spreads to other colonies

The general strike in the French Caribbean colony of Guadeloupe, which began on January 20, ended March 4, when an accord was signed between the Collective Against Super-Exploitation (LKP) strike collective and the local governments, the employers’ federation and the French government.

The agreement granted the strikers their top 20 immediate demands and provided for continued negotiations on the remaining 126 mid-term and long-term demands. The LKP is a coalition of 49 unions and grassroots organisations.