![]() ![]() I came to Chicago under the protection of the AFL-CIO and their Solidarity Program. I escaped the clutches of the death squads who, earlier that day, right inside the plant, shot dead my friend and our union negotiator, Isidro Gil. This commemorates the day the first Coca-Cola trade unionist was murdered by a paramilitary death squad. are organizing towards the worldwide boycott on July 22. in our campaign against Killer Coke! Coca-Cola is getting the message that workers and students in the U.S. Colombian Coca-Cola trade unionist, Luis Adolfo Cardona, told the crowd, "I am happy to be here with you at the first protest against Coca-Cola in Chicago and the largest protest in the U.S. The spirited march went to the Coca-Cola distribution plant, where a rally took place. Marching through the mostly Mexican neighborhood of Pilsen, many people on the streets chanted with the protesters or stood and applauded in solidarity with Colombian trade unionists. Chicago, IL - More than one hundred people marched here, May 3, to protest the killing of Colombian trade unionists by Coca-Cola's death squads.
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