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LOCK OUT * Nicaragua - The Strike
Twelve days ago the vast majority of transportation workers in Nicaragua went on strike
Managua,Nicaragua - Alan & Beth inNicaragua, by Alan & Beth Claassen Thrush -May 16, 2008: -- ... Virtually all the inter-city buses have shut down, in addition to cargo trucks and taxis. Transportation officials are complaining about two things: · The high cost of gas (Nicaragua has the highest prices of all central American countries) and · A lack of transparency on the government's part about the results of fuel subsidies from Venezuela
The strike has wreaked havoc on the Nicaraguan economy; one economist has estimated that in twelve days Nicaragua has lost $17 million... Earlier this week the negotiations between the transportation leaders and government ministry of transport broke down with much fiery rhetoric on both sides. A few days later President Ortega addressed the nation about the crisis, but no new negotiations have begun. Transportation workers say they are willing to strike for 30 days...
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