Students and workers in Pittsburgh and western New York support framed-up Maruti Suzuki workers
By
our reporters
8 May 2017
Members and supporters of the Socialist Equality Party and its youth group, the International Youth and Students for Social Equality, have continued their international campaign in support of the framed-up workers at Maruti Suzuki in India. The SEP and IYSSE have brought the campaign to college campuses and workplaces in Pennsylvania and New York, including the University of Pittsburgh, SUNY Geneseo and Delphi Technical Center Rochester.
Members of the IYSSE chapter at the University of Pittsburgh campaigned on campus Wednesday, April 5. The University of Pittsburgh, a state-affiliated institution with over 25,000 students, is in the western Pennsylvania city of Pittsburgh, formerly the steel capital of the world.
Students responded to the plight of the jailed autoworkers with indignation at their treatment at the hands of the Indian police and government. Within an hour, the IYSSE received eighteen signatures for the petition, initiated by the International Committee of the Fourth International, demanding the immediate release and reinstatement of the jailed workers.
More than thirty students at the University of Pittsburgh have signed the petition.
When asked by IYSSE campaigners if he would sign, Jarred agreed when the IYSSE members argued that the struggle facing workers at Maruti Suzuki was important to workers and youth not just in India but around the world. “It’s not just them,” he said.
Many students signed the petition, sometimes in groups after discussions with IYSSE members.
SEP members also campaigned at the Delphi Automotive…