Mexican Unions Threaten to Launch Strike

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Saturday June 17, 2006 4:01 AM

MEXICO CITY (AP) - Unions representing Mexican miners, university employees and telephone workers threatened Friday to stage nationwide strikes on June 28 - just four days before presidential elections - to protest alleged government interference in union affairs.

The National Mining and Metal Workers Union said in a statement unions representing 4 million workers have handed in strike notices to the Labor Department's arbitration board.

Mexico holds presidential and congressional elections on July 2.

The miners union said the Mexican Electricians Union, which represents about 40,000 workers at a state-run utility company, is discussing measures to support the planned strikes. <snip>

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