No Bonus, Strike Halts Venezuela’s Main Port
<i> Reuters</i>
CARACAS, Venezuela —
Workers have started a strike at Venezuela’s main port of La Guaira, 16 miles north of the capital of Caracas, a union spokesman said Wednesday.
“We have paralyzed activity until we get our end-of-year bonus and vacation pay,” said Leonardo Marcano of the Workers Trade Union, which represents the 2,853 workers who began their strike Tuesday. Negotiations on the pay demands were proceeding, a spokeswoman for the port authority said.
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