Río Blanco strike

On the other side, a political party called the Partido Liberal Mexicano (PLM) had been established in 1906 and quickly became involved in assertively pressing for industrial and rural reform.

At both the French-controlled Rio Blanco textile factory and the American-owned Cananea Copper Company, PLM literature was subsequently to be found in the workers' settlements.

An initial clash between strikers and Rio Blanco employees who were returning to work led to shots being fired and the burning of the company store, though not the actual factory premises.

[7] The Río Blanco incident became linked with the Cananea strike of June 1906 as two symbols of the Díaz administration's corruption, subservience to foreign interests, and civil repression.

A military garrison was established nearby but both government authorities and workers adopted a relatively passive stance during the remaining years before the outbreak of the 1910 Mexican Revolution.

Río Blanco strike, 1907