Guayana Workers: "We will not accept blackmail that there are no conditions for a salary increase"
From the College of Engineers of Puerto Ordaz, workers, political activists, and guilds of Guayana ratified that this May 1, Workers' Day, they will not accept blackmail or excuses from the national government for not granting a salary increase after four years of salary stagnation. By El Nacional "We will not accept any blackmail [...]
TL;DR
- Workers in Guayana will not accept government excuses for not providing a salary increase on May 1st, after four years of stagnant wages.
- They demand a dignified salary increase, not bonuses, and refuse to have social benefits and retroactivity eliminated.
- The target salary is expected to be above $600, covering the cost of the basic food basket.
- Government officials like Diosdado Cabello and Delcy Rodríguez cite lack of resources and external factors for economic issues.
- Economists anticipate that any increase may come in the form of bonuses rather than a substantial base salary adjustment.
- Workers plan street demonstrations in Caracas and Guayana to press their demands.