Oil Workers Strike to Demand a 15% Raise
From Times Wire Reports
Tens of thousands of workers in Venezuela’s oil industry went on strike to demand a pay hike.
Union leaders said 92% of 40,000 workers honored the strike. Petroleos de Venezuela, the government oil monopoly, insisted that operations weren’t affected.
Venezuela, the world’s third-largest oil exporter and a major supplier to the U.S., says it can withstand a strike for seven days before exports are affected.
Workers are demanding a 15% raise granted to public employees last year by presidential decree.
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