Puerto Rican's Strike Over Massive Government layoffs

In Puerto Rico there was a strike that closed businesses, schools and the city's financial district. More than 10,000 protesters were on the streets protesting that the government laid off. This protest began Oct 15. Many unions took action when they heard that 17,000 government jobs were lost because of the new law 7. What the government gained from this was that now they get to pay a $3.2 billion budget deficit. The unemployment rate is at 16% which makes it worst during the recession. Many people joined the protest many students were part of this protest but some students ended up throwing eggs at the police which cause the police to arrest them. Now the police are guarding the campuses entrances to stop students from going in and use them as a moblizing point of a general strike
http://socialistworker.org/2009/10/15/general-strike-hits-puerto-rico