October 27, 2009 Via e-mail: sinmexel@sme.org.mx
Mexican Electrical Workers Union Re Privatization of Electrical Industry I am the President of the B.C. Government and Service Employees’ Union and I am writing to you to express my Union’s solidarity with your Union. My Union represents 60,000 public sector workers in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. I was shocked to hear that the government of Mexico intends to privatize the electrical industry and terminate the employment of 40,000 unionized workers. We also fight against privatization of public services here but have not faced a privatization on the same scale as you are encountering. However, we know that your fight is our fight and wish you good luck in resisting the privatization. In solidarity
Darryl Walker President DW/jas cope 378