Alleviating the disease crisis at an economic and political cost

The company launched propaganda campaigns against Arbenz and called on its deep connections in the US Government for help.Citing fears of communism,the CIA orchestrated the overthrow of the democratically elected Arbenz in 1954.That same year in Honduras, thousands of United Fruit workers went on strike until the company agreed to recognize a new labor union.With the political and economic costs of running from Panama Disease escalating,United Fruit finally switched from Gros Michel to Panama disease-resistant Cavendish bananas in the early 1960s.