General Strike in Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO, May 1 – Thousands of workers, teachers and students joined a general strike against government-imposed austerity measures and attacks on education . The island’s masses are still without reliable power or water eight months after Hurricane Maria. When police attacked the demonstration with tear gas and pepper spray, many youths fought back, chanting, “We are more and we are not afraid!”

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