sit-down strikes, reports Norte Revolucionario, a socialist paper of the region, The wrinkle is to take hostages,
This has occurred in some of the sugar mills in disputes over back pay as well as in other plants. It was used with success at a ceramics factory in San Antonio when management turned down a demand to settle up on back pay and threatened to shut down one of the furnaces.
At two plants, Amalia in Tucumdn and Astarsa in Vicente . Ldpez, according to Norte Revolucionario, "hostages were held despite threats from the police and in both cases decisive victories were won, At the Amalia plant. . . negotiations were conducted while the hostages were held; and, without even going to the bank, management paid up a few hours after the occupation.began."
In other occupations in the same region where no hostages were taken, it took ten to fifteen days to win even partial victories.
To carry out an effective sit-down strike, experience has shown, says Norte Revolucionario, that the solidarity of workers in other plants and also of the small merchants is. extremely important.
It means that solidarity actions can be counted.on along with material and moral support sufficient to ensure victory.