Sint Maarten regional strike with government negotiation
Regional strike in San Martin that forced a 16-hour negotiation between a ministerial delegation of the APRA government and the Comando Unitario de Lucha (CUL) together with 200 rank and file delegates, highlighting the formation of workers' self-defense pickets.
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. During this strike, the formation of self-defense pickets made up of workers stood out. This mobilization demonstrated the organizational capacity of the popular movement in the region and the government's need to negotiate directly with the grassroots organizations.