Daily Archives: July 19, 2022

2022-07-19: News Headlines

Labor Video Project (2022-07-19). UAW 2022 Convention Issues With Scott Houldieson UAW 551 Convention Delegate. indybay.org UAW 551 convention delegate Scott Houldieson talks about the issues facing the UAW Constitutional convention. For the first time there will be a direct election of the international officers. He discusses two tier contracts, labor management partnerships and also the refusal of the UAW International to invite Mexican GM workers to the convention. Most of the former UAW International officials have been charged with corruption and taking money from the auto companies through their joint company union projects in return for two tier and concession contracts.

Dave DeCamp (2022-07-18). Mexican President Renews Offer to Grant Asylum to Julian Assange in Letter to Biden. news.antiwar.com On Monday, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said he delivered a letter to President Biden last week where he pleaded for the US not to prosecute Julian Assange Lopez Obrador said he explained in the letter that Assange "did not cause anyone's death, did not violate any human rights and that he exercised his freedom, and that arresting him would mean a permanent affront to freedom of expression."

Staff (2022-07-18). México reitera protección y asilo a Julian Assange. cubadebate.cu El presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, informó este lunes que había enviado una carta a su homólogo estadounidenses, Joe Biden, para pedir la libertad del activista y fundador de WikiLeaks, Julian Assange. Del mismo modo, reiteró su ofrecimiento de "protección y asilo" para Assange, quien está acusado en EE.UU. de filtración masiva de documentos confidenciales.

TeleSUR, JGN (2022-07-18). Afirman que México es de los países que menos padece la inflación. telesurtv.net El gobernante mexicano dijo que en la búsqueda de la soberanía alimentaria, su mandato ha promovido la producción de agroquímicos.

WSWS (2022-07-18). Texas plan to deport migrants violates federal authority. wsws.org Texas Governor Greg Abbott's order would allow state authorities to transport migrants to the border, a direct violation of federal immigration law.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-07-18). Estelle se intensifica en huracán en el occidente de México. telesurtv.net Estelle ocasionará lluvias intensas en regiones de Jalisco y Nayarit; muy fuertes en zonas de Colima, Guerrero, Michoacán y Sinaloa, y aisladas en Baja California Sur.

_____ (2022-07-17). Argentina And Mexico Increase Commercial Ties With Cuba. popularresistance.org Cuba has ramped up commercial ties with Argentina and Mexico this week as it looks toward Latin America to break out of the blockade imposed by the United States. Havana is currently hosting a trade conference with Mexican businesses to attract investment and on Tuesday Argentina formalized a wide-ranging cooperation agreement to boost the agricultural sector. | The Mexico-Cuba trade conference, hosted at the Hotel Nacional, concluded today with the signing of 12 investment agreements in renewable energy, textiles, food, information technology, and other areas. The conference was inaugurated by Cuba's President M…

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