The 1929 Meat Packing Strike: Buenos Aires' Forgotten Labor War

In 1929, as the Great Depression loomed, workers at the Swift and Armour meat packing plants in Berisso, near Buenos Aires, walked off the job in a strike that would reshape Argentina's labor movement. The strike, led by anarchists and communists, became a brutal test of state power under President Hipólito Yrigoyen. This episode follows the conflict from the first walkout to the violent crackdown, exploring the role of the FORA and the rise of unionism. We meet key figures like Juan José Taccone and Severino Di Giovanni, and see how the strike's repression set the stage for the 1930 coup. Lucas and Luna also discuss the broader context of Argentina's meat industry, the frigoríficos, and the lives of the workers in the packing plants, offering a window into a pivotal moment that most history books skip.

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