Third national mining strike
The third national mining strike began on August 14, 1989 in a context of heavy militarization and state repression. The strike was lifted 18 days later in the face of repressive measures, exceptional payments to non-strikers and an intense anti-strike campaign.
The third national mining strike began on August 14, 1989, in compliance with the mandate of the Second Ordinary National Congress of the FNTMMSP held in June of that year. This mining protest took place in a heavily militarized environment, with repressive measures that included the militarization of the camps and the arrest of leaders. The employers and the government implemented exceptional payments for workers who did not comply with the measure and carried out an intense publicity campaign against the strike. The day of protest had to be lifted 18 days after it began, gradually fading away in the face of repression and the bosses' strategies, which shattered the expectations of the PCP-SL, which imagined a proletariat willing to sacrifice itself under constant threats.