Venezuela Threatens More Layoffs Over Recall, Universal Reports

[Freddie Stubbs]

March 16 (Bloomberg) -- Workers at Venezuela's subway company in the capital of Caracas said more than 200 of them could lose their jobs for signing petitions seeking a recall of President Hugo Chavez, El Universal reported.

Ricardo Sancione, who heads the union at CA Metro de Caracas, said 211 workers signed the recall petitions, and 27 have been threatened with firings by management because of their action, the newspaper said.

Sancione said operations at the subway, Venezuela's largest, would be jeopardized by firings because the of the many petition signers in the company's technical department.

Workers at state power company Enelven SA have been fired for signing the petitions, the country's Energy Ministry reported. Workers at state-owned oil company Petroleos de Venezuela SA are also facing similar threats. The National Electoral Council, which said it may decide later this month whether a recall will proceed, said Friday threats and dismissals linked to the recall are illegal.

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[tlcandie]

1. This pulled from El Universal's Web site BTW....

This tag was at the bottom of this article.. :think:

(EU 3/16 2-10) To see El Universal's Web site, click on {EUDC <GO>}

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

2. I believe that El Universal is the oppo rag.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=408248#408336


JudiLyn (1000+ posts) Mon Mar-08-04 04:45 PM
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7. A fast run to google finds the following description of your source



El Universal, owned by Andrews Mata:


(snip) It is hard to assess the extent of the strike, because the Venezuelan media has largely given up any pretence at objectivity. The daily El Universal, which carries the opposition logo on its masthead, described the gathering at La Campina as "scandalous" and "intimidatory" while reporting the opposition protests in glowing terms.
(snip)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,859046,00.html