Extended Social Programs and Benefits Announced during Venezuela’s May Day...
In his May Day speech at a large rally in Caracas, President Nicolas Maduro announced the extension of social programs and benefits to workers and the population in general. The opposition held its...
View ArticleIn Their Own Words: Venezuelan Workers Reclaim the Streets
Harry Greatorex These interviews reflect what is at stake for Venezuela’s working classes as destabilisation attempts continue and international concern mounts. The significant achievement of the...
View ArticleChildcare Workers Begin Vigil Outside National Assembly in Venezuelan Capital
With at least one representative from each of Venezuela’s 23 states, some 100 childcare workers gathered yesterday outside the National Assembly. “We’re revolutionaries, not slaves. We cannot live on...
View ArticleUpdate: Childcare Workers Suspend Vigil, Begin Negotiations inside...
Arlene Eisen – Venezuelanalysis.com Ten days ago, with at least one representative from each of Venezuela’s 23 states, some 100 childcare workers gathered for a vigil outside the National Assembly....
View ArticleUPDATED: General Motors Workers March on National Assembly, Protest...
On April 20, 466 of 3,300 workers at GMV's assembly plant in Carabobo state were unceremoniously dismissed via telephone, in clear violation of Venezuela's Organic Law of Work and Workers (LOTTT),...
View ArticleVenezuelans March for May Day as Maduro Announces Minimum Wage Gain
Over a hundred thousand Venezuelans flooded the streets of Caracas on Friday in commemoration of the significant gains for working people under the Bolivarian Revolution. The celebration also...
View ArticleVenezuela's Maduro Announces 50% Salary Increase for Teachers
The Venezuelan government of President Nicolas Maduro approved a 50% salary increase for the country's 713,231 teachers on Tuesday, following several months of negotiations with the Venezuelan...
View ArticleWorkers Accuse Venezuela's Largest Food Company of Intimidation
Workers at Venezuela's largest private food company, POLAR, say management is trying to stifle calls for improved wages and conditions.read more
View ArticlePresident Maduro Signs Several Laws Before Decree Powers Expire
The new laws include increased tax for big business, as well as the creation of mixed government-private sector businsses in gold mining. The president also decreed protection for workers' until...
View ArticleVenezuelan Conglomerate to Continue Beer Production as Workers Reach...
Polar announced that their plants will produce beer throughout the year while Coca-Cola workers will continue to receive benefits despite paralyzed plant production.read more
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