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May 2, 2017

Puerto Rico: Thousands Block Traffic and March Against Austerity on May Day
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Meanwhile, in Puerto Rico, thousands of protesters blocked traffic and
marched downtown to protest austerity measures imposed by the federal
fiscal control board.

Pedro J. Irene Maymí: "We are repudiating the measures taken by the
government of Puerto Rico and the federal fiscal control board against
the workers and those measures they hope to take against workers and the
rest of the country."

We'll have more voices from the May Day protests in the streets of New
York City after headlines.


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