Communist Party of Venezuela
Venezuela: Moves towards unity and democratisation of the workers’ movement
July 14, 2008 -- In recent elections in the Sindicato Nacional Fuerza Magisterial (Sinafum -- National Union of Teachers' Force), which groups an important section of teachers, a slate headed by Orlando Pérez, a supporter of the proposal that Sinafum remain affiliated to the Unión Nacional de Trabajadores (UNT, National Union of Workers), won by a wide margin. Elections have been announced for October 1 in the Federación Nacional de Trabajadores del Sector Empleados Públicos (Fentrasep, National Federation of Public Sector Workers), to which more than 90% of public servants are members. The national coordination of the UNT has set dates in September for the holding of a new congress and elections.
El movimiento obrero venezolano en la encrucijada
por Kiraz Janicke y Federico Fuentes
Rebelión
Venezuela's labour movement at the crossroads; Stalin Borges Perez on May Day
See http://www.links.org.au/node/388#comment-527 for a report on the Caracas May Day March.
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Venezuela's labour movement at the crossroads
By Kiraz Janicke and Federico Fuentes
By Carolus Wimmer, Communist Party of Venezuela