Port Workers Strike, Kingston, Jamaica, 1935

On 9 May 1935, port workers in Kingston, Jamaica refused to load a vessel, the MV Costa Rica. One of their complaints was that they were not being paid for their lunch hour and demanded a settlement. Leading worker organiser William Alexander Bustamante intervened and an agreement with employers was reached. This is an account of struggles in the Caribbean at that time: https://libcom.org/library/labour-rebellions-1930s-british-caribbean-region-colonies-richard-hart

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