WORLD IN BRIEF : NICARAGUA : Police Break Up Protest by Unions
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
About 300 Nicaraguan police cleared striking workers from the government bus depot in Managua, and tires smoldered in city streets from anti-government disturbances led by Sandinista unions. At the same time, the government, businesses and some unions met for a second day in talks aimed at rescuing the economy. The Sandinistas oppose large-scale layoffs, a part of President Violeta Barrios de Chamorro’s austerity plan.
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