National Union of Workers of Construction and Similar Industries (SUNTRACS)
“Sin lucha no hay victoria”: Por qué el pueblo panameño se levanta contra su gobierno y los EEUU

Los sectores populares en Panamá se encuentran en huelga desde hace un mes en contra de las políticas del gobierno de José Raúl Mulino.

panama workers strike “Without struggle, there is no victory”: Why the Panamanian people are standing up to their government and the US

Panamanian workers have been on strike for over a month against the policies of the José Raúl Mulino government.

“With our dignity high, no repression can stop us,” say Panamanian workers

The Panamanian workers’ strike enters another week and is gaining more support despite police and judicial pressure from the Mulino government, say the demonstrators.

Indefinite national strike continues in Panama, defying arrests and repression

The measure seeks to repeal Panama’s recently passed pension reform law and oppose the US project to establish military bases in the country.

Panamanian movements vow to resist Trump’s threats to their sovereignty

Following Trump’s statements about his possible intention to “retake” the Panama Canal, several voices in the Central American country have risen against the expansionist pretensions of the new government in Washington.

Trump threatens that Panama Canal could be “returned” to the US

In a speech given at “AmericaFest” in Arizona, the president-elect stated that the fees charged by Panama were unfair and if they don’t change the US would demand the canal back.

Panamanian workers are being punished by their government for leading anti-mining protests

Panama’s largest union, SUNTRACS, has denounced that several of their bank accounts were frozen as a retaliatory measure for opposing a mining concession in 2023.

Panamanian unions lead renewed protests against copper mining concessions

Protests have spread across Panama in rejection of copper mining concessions granted to Canadian company, First Quantum Minerals