“The view of Central America as a region to be kept "safe" for American corporations was naturally not shared by all the people who lived there. To many guatemalans, United Fruit represented with perfect clarity the alliance of American government… — Stephen Schlesinger Copy Share Image
“A much more serious labor dispute was the two-year struggle in the late 1940s between the company and stevedores at Puerto Barrios over the issue of mechanization and a change in company pay policy from hourly to "piece" wages. As… — Stephen Schlesinger Copy Share Image
“With intimidating financial resources and shrewd planning, the United Fruit Company thus deployed a platoon of lobbyists and publicists at a cost of over… — Stephen Schlesinger Copy Share Image
“The view of Central America as a region to be kept "safe" for American corporations was naturally not shared by all the people who… — Stephen Schlesinger Copy Share Image
“A much more serious labor dispute was the two-year struggle in the late 1940s between the company and stevedores at Puerto Barrios over the… — Stephen Schlesinger Copy Share Image
