Cananea strike

The Cananea strike, also known as the Cananea riot, or the Cananea massacre, took place on June 1, 1906, in the mining town of Cananea in Sonora, Mexico. Workers initiated the strike in response to poor working conditions and unequal pay between Mexican and American workers. Despite attempting to change conditions through an 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, with an additional 22 injured, and 50 more arrested. The strike proved to be emblematic of the growing unrest emerging under President Porfirio Díaz before the outbreak of the Mexican Revolution.

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