In 1982 there was a strike in the towns of Juan Guerra and Tabalosos that revealed a leadership vacuum in the region's social movement. The strike had a violent and tragic outcome. This event motivated the formation of the Comando Unitario de Lucha (CUL) in Tarapoto, presided over by professor …
The Comando Unitario de Lucha (CUL), presided over by Professor Lucas Cachay, promoted the first departmental strike of urban and rural workers in 1984. The CUL was formed in Tarapoto to fill the leadership vacuum evidenced during the 1982 strike in Juan Guerra and Tabalosos, which left 5 dead and …
In April 1986, a regional strike was held in San Martin which forced the APRA government to send an official delegation made up of several ministers and high-ranking officials. The negotiation lasted 16 uninterrupted hours before the Comando Unitario de Lucha (CUL) and 200 delegates from the rank and file. …