When the newspaper took an independent approach to reporting, CROC wasn’t in agreement?
Of course not. The PRI was used to operating in a closed-door fashion with little interference from outside. The union violated our rights by not taking our opinion into account when they were supposed to be protecting us. After Ruiz became governor the union contract at Noticias came up for renegotiation and the state government sought to use this to close down our newspaper. The union announced it had made a decision to strike. No one asked for our opinion. Even though we were unhappy with our pay, we saw the game the union was playing and we didn’t want any part of their decision to strike. On the day it began, CROC leaders came in with military personnel dressed as civilians. I saw them coming through both entrances. I left because I was afraid of being hurt. There were more than 300 people that came in to take over. Thirty-one of my coworkers stayed behind to print the paper. Other reporters were still finishing up last minute stories. The newspaper’s editor and assistant editor a
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