Cananea strike

Cananea strike
Striking workers in Cananea confront American possemen protecting the company store.
Location
Cananea, Sonora, Mexico
ObjectiveEqual pay for Mexican and American workers, improved conditions in the copper mines.
DateJune 1, 1906
OutcomeAt least 50 arrested, strike suppressed, workers forced to return to the mine
Casualties33 Killed

22 Wounded

50 Arrested

The Cananea strike, also known as the Cananea riot, or the Cananea massacre, took place June 1st 1906 in the mining town of Cananea in Sonora Mexico.  The strike was instigated due to poor working conditions and unequal pay between Mexican and American workers. Despite attempting change through a organized labor strike the workers were ultimately forced to return to work without their demands being met. The strike resulted in the deaths of approximately 33 workers, an additional 22 who were injured, and 50 more who were arrested. The strike proved to be emblematic of the growing unrest emerging under President Porfirio Diaz prior to the outbreak of the Mexican Revolution.

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