Juan Barreto calls for broader political dialogue in Venezuela beyond political elites

The former Caracas metropolitan mayor views the dialogue between the acting government and the 2015 National Assembly as a first step toward restoring the country’s institutions. Still, he warns that the process must also address social demands. The Daily Journal.- Former Caracas Metropolitan Mayor Juan Barreto believes that the dialogue between Venezuela’s acting government and […]

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Oil workers demand collective bargaining talks and announce mobilization to Caracas

The Daily Journal.- Robert González, a leader of the United Federation of Venezuelan Oil Workers (Futpv), called on Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) on Wednesday to immediately begin negotiations on the sector’s collective bargaining agreement, citing a delay of more than eight years in negotiations over labor benefits. González made the demand during a sector-wide plenary […]

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What Venezuela’s independent labor movement is demanding

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 […]

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Workers are fed up with the elites and are organizing on their own: No one gets a blank check

Dr. Juan Barreto, Director of The Daily Journal for Venezuela and Latin America This weekend, workers from across the country gathered in Caracas. Curiously, neither influencers nor journalists paid by the rival opposition factions said a word about it. They look the other way and clear their throats uncomfortably. Representatives from the main branches of […]

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Labor leaders launch national consultation to build a new political alternative

The Daily Journal.— Labor leaders from different sectors across Venezuela announced a nationwide tour to promote a consultation process among workers and communities, to build their own political platform and challenge the elites that, according to the organizers, monopolize dialogue and power. The announcement came during the Great National Workers’ Meeting, titled “National Dialogue and […]

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