Kansas City Star, MO
Looking to resurrect their wages and this sad port town's happier days, Gregorio Elias Vanegas and 40 other dockworkers tried to set up a labor union last December.
Within days, guards began blocking them from passing through the port gate. Soon, a list with 41 names was circulated among employers at the port - an illegal black list, the workers claimed.
The stevedores' troubles illustrate what labor advocates and others say is an entrenched anti-union culture that contributes to poor working conditions in El Salvador and much of Central America, despite laws that guarantee the right to organize.
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