Collapse of Dignity (57 page)

Lozano Alarcón, Felipe, as secretary of labor,
159

Lula da Silva, Luiz Ignacio,
110

Luz y Fuerza del Centro (Central Power and Light), demise of,
249

Macroeconomics,
6

Madrazo, Roberto,
174–175

Malentacchi, Marcello,
157

    
International Metalworkers' Federation's general secretary,
194

    
as speaker at International Labor Organization (ILO) conference in Geneva,
220

Manuel López Obrador, Andrés, efforts to discredit,
299

Maquiladora Health & Safety Support Network (MHSSN), study of mine,
192–202

Maquiladoras, workplace hazards in,
199

Marti, José,
21

Martin, David J.,
288
,
299

Martinez, Mario, testimony of,
260

Martínez Molina, Armando, expel of, from national convention of Miners' Union,
18

Martin Perales, José, lies spread to press by,
106

Matamoros, Tamaulipas,
113

Methane gas

    
exposure to, in mines,
78

    
gas meters for measuring, as defective,
80

Mexicana Airlines, bankruptcy of,
162

Mexicana de Cananea

    
Larrea Mota Velasco, Germán

      
Feliciano as legal representative of,
128

    
privatization of,
127
,
145

Mexicana de Cobre de Nacozari, privatization of,
127

Mexican banking commission (CNBV), on banking-fraud investigation,
241

Mexican baseball,
100

Mexican Constitution,
84–85

    
company responsibility in,
79

    
subsoil mineral resources in,
143

Mexican Credit Institutions Act, Article 113 bis of,
108

Mexican Electrical Workers' Union (SME)

    
aggressive actions taken against,
179

    
agreement not to attend Labor Congress,
44

    
Alarcón, Lozano's clash with,
168

    
Calderón's administrations maneuver to destroy,
249

    
solidarity with National Women's Front,
301

Mexican left, loss of opportunity to create change,
24

Mexican manual labor, exploitation and discrimination against,
148

Mexican Mediation and Arbitration Board,
126

Mexican Mint. See
Casa de Moneda de Mexico (Mexican Mint)

Mexican Revolution (1910–1920),
1
,
212

Mexico

    
abuses of law that could be practiced in,
97

    
capital deficit in,
150

    
capital flight from, to foreign countries,
150

    
class struggle in,
313

    
Department of Treasury in,
164

    
desire for rule of law in,
300

    
legal, economic, and political structure of,
153–154

    
mining industry in,
311

    
money to be made off of resources,
147

    
need for change in,
310

    
need for new ownership culture,
152

    
types of offenses in,
242

Mexico City North Prison,
252

Microeconomics,
6

Mier y de la Barrera, Jorge,
167

Miguel Trujillo, José,
253

Milenio (publication),
185
,
190

Mine 8, lack of alternative exit tunnel in,
82–83

Minero magazine, publication of,
13

Miners, education of,
26–27

Miners' Insurance,
27

Miners Union

    
announcement of Day of Global Solidarity with,
157

    
bylaws of,
72

    
Calderón, Felipe's persecution of,
163

    
creation of opportunities for member participation in politics,
27

    
election of Gómez Urrutia, Napoleón, as general secretary of,
21
,
27

    
founding of,
55

    
Grupo México's publicity campaign against leaders of,
182

    
Morales, Elías's efforts to destroy autonomy of,
96

    
prevention of explosion and,
92

    
selection of Joint Health and Safety Commission at each work site,
84

    
signing of collective contracts by,
28

    
slander campaign against,
98

    
solidarity with United Steelworkers Union (USW),
31

    
Strategic Solidarity Alliance between United Steelworkers Union (USW) and,
32

    
struggle for better wages and benefits,
147

    
taking care of business of,
55

    
See also
Los Mineros

Miners with Homes,
27

Mines, working conditions in,
76–77

Mining conflict, current state of,
297

Mining Trust

    
accusation of fraud involving,
45
,
107

    
assets from,
192–193

    
bank fees for administration of,
193

    
creation of,
31

    
defending union leaders against allegations of mishandling of,
45

    
money in,
127

    
need for hard proof that money was not missing from,
192

    
1990 creation of,
202

    
ownership of contents of,
128–129

    
termination of,
194

Monclova, Coahuila, planning of national convention in,
73

Money-laundering charges, SIEDO and,
286–287

Monterrey, Nuevo León (city),
1

Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, alliance with union,
26

Montesquieu,
195

Montúfar, Juan Linares, as secretary of the union's Security and Justice Council,
52–53

Morales, Elías,
18
,
125

    
accusations of,
241
,
252

    
aid from Grupo Villacero to,
115

    
ambitions of,
16–17

    
charges against Gómez Urrutia, Napoleón on inappropriate use of Mining Trust,
95–96

    
claim of, as leader of miners,
44

    
claims of, on money belonging to Miners' Union,
127–128

    
company-backed takeover attempt,
95–96

    
damage done by,
52

    
declaration of workers of Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, as terrorists,
117

    
dirty interests of,
22

    
dislike of, by Los Mineros,
48–49

    
as double-crosser,
24

    
efforts to declare strike illegal,
117

    
efforts to destroy autonomy of Miners' Union,
96–97

    
efforts to prosecute for forgery,
133

    
as enemy of miners,
177

    
expel of, from national convention of Miners' Union,
18

    
expulsion from union,
22
,
45

    
freezing of bank accounts of individuals charged in complaint of,
125

    
as general secretary of the Miners' Union,
71

    
granting of toma de nota by Salazar,
176

    
as Grupo México lackey,
241

    
Grupo México's attempt to place, at head of Los Mineros,
52

    
interest in position of general secretary,
16–17

    
labor department support of,
54

    
lies of,
109

    
“mother claim” against Gómez Urrutia, Napoleón,
115
,
126
,
299

    
presentation of toma de nota designating him as leader of Miners' Union,
47

    
reputation of,
15

    
signing of pardons by,
293–294

    
stripping of official title of,
108

    
stripping of title as general secretary,
180

    
toma de nota of,
62

    
as traitor,
305

Morales, Melquiades,
165

Morales Ibañez, Marisela, on retention of funds,
286

Moreira, Humberto (Governor)

    
Abascal, Carlos María's warning at inauguration of,
174

    
handling of catastrophe at Pasta de Conchos and,
62

    
inauguration of,
40

    
public allegations against Fox, Vicente,
171–174
,
179

    
suppression of workers and,
228

Mother claim,
107
,
115
,
126

Muñoz, David Ibarra (Secretary of the Treasury and Public Credit), offering of job to Gómez, Napoleón,
6

Muñoz, Ramón, Larrea Mota Velasco, Germán Feliciano payments and gifts to,
130

Muñoz Ledo, Porfirio,
164

Mussolini, Benito,
49

Múzquiz,
57

MVS Radio,
190

MX (magazine),
187

Nacozari mine

    
payments to workers of,
31

    
privatization of,
146

Nájera, Andrés, as president of Eureka Committee,
224

Nájera, Celso,
131

    
representation of union by,
106–107

Napistas,
185

Napoleón, Don,
77

“Napoleón for Nuevo León” project,
7–8

National Action Party (PAN)

    
accusation of PRI administrations of cronyism,
306

    
policy toward mines,
xvii

National Banking and Securities Commission (CNBV)