- 01 Nov 2011 07:58
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Yesterday I was discussing the unusually high wage raises granted by the Chavez regime to military officers, and compared them to doctor's wage increases. To show the situation is indeed quite unusual, I'm linking an article from yesterday's paper discussing an oil worker's protest in Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela. Workers are protesting low wages and the failure by the government (or the state oil company, PDVSA) to meet the union contract
http://www.eluniversal.com/economia/111 ... f-contract
I have friends working in the oil industry in Puerto La Cruz, and I know first hand they are grossly underpaid. It has to be incredibly insulting to see the government lavish so much money on the military, who are a bunch of parasites and do nothing for the nation, while neglecting oil workers' pay. Oil industry workers are Venezuela's lifeblood. The lack of investment and poor pay are the reasons why oil production is going down and the facilities are starting to fail. Talk about a stupid government, they are killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.
http://www.eluniversal.com/economia/111 ... f-contract
Workers' protests continue at Venezuela's Puerto La Cruz refinery, in the northeastern state of Anzoátegui. The oil workers are requesting the payment of their contractual benefits. Workers gathered and had some meetings in the refinery and handed out fliers. These actions will continue until the authorities of state-run oil company Petróleos de Venezuela (Pdvsa) meet each of their requests. Oil workers complained that the oil industry has violated 80% of the current collective bargaining agreement.
I have friends working in the oil industry in Puerto La Cruz, and I know first hand they are grossly underpaid. It has to be incredibly insulting to see the government lavish so much money on the military, who are a bunch of parasites and do nothing for the nation, while neglecting oil workers' pay. Oil industry workers are Venezuela's lifeblood. The lack of investment and poor pay are the reasons why oil production is going down and the facilities are starting to fail. Talk about a stupid government, they are killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.
marx was wrong