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Juan Barreto proposes redirecting opaque military spending toward salaries and education

October 8, 2026October 8, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The Daily Journal.- Former Caracas Mayor Juan Barreto proposed redirecting part of Venezuela’s military spending, which he claims remains beyond public scrutiny, toward funding teachers’ salaries, retirees’ benefits, and educational programs. During his program No es Podcast Cosa, Barreto questioned the growth of what he described as “opaque” military spending and suggested allocating those resources […]

Zulia Oil Unions demand collective bargaining negotiations

October 1, 2026October 1, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The Daily Journal.- Representatives of oil industry unions in Zulia state have called on workers to attend a meeting on October 1 to discuss collective bargaining negotiations and other labor issues affecting industry employees. The meeting will take place at 9:00 a.m. at the Casa de la Cultura and will bring together workers from Baralt […]

What Venezuela’s independent labor movement is demanding

September 29, 2026September 29, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The Daily Journal. — Months have passed since the U.S. military intervention in Venezuela, yet the promise of improved living conditions for Venezuelans remains unfulfilled. The independent movement of workers, retirees, and pensioners is demanding from the interim administration the same measures it previously demanded from Nicolás Maduro: a general increase in wages and pensions […]

“With these starvation pensions, we don’t even know how we’re supposed to eat”: IVSS retirees call for action as the Bolívar continues to fall

July 31, 2026July 31, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

“With these starvation pensions, we don’t even know how we’re supposed to eat,” stressed the vice president of the National Union of Retired Workers of the Venezuelan Social Security Institute (IVSS). By Vanessa Davies Carlos Julio Rivera, vice president of the National Union of Retired Workers of the Venezuelan Social Security Institute (IVSS), says he […]

PDVSA Retirees Demand Overhaul of Healthcare System and Payment of Labor Liabilities

June 10, 2026June 10, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The Daily Journal — Retired workers of state-owned oil company PDVSA in Falcón state, western Venezuela, urgently called for an overhaul of the corporation’s healthcare system and warned that they could take their protests to the company’s headquarters in Caracas if management fails to address their healthcare and wage-related demands. During a general assembly at […]