Strikes Continue at Venezuelan Universities

By Sascha Bercovitch. Caracas, June 10th 2013 (Venezuelanalysis.com) – In an effort to achieve wage increases, professors at 13 universities across the country have gone on strike, bringing university operations to a halt.
University strikes, normally led by professors and students belonging to the conservative opposition, have become common over the past several years in Venezuela, delaying scheduled classes and often causing students to graduate later than expected.
As the current strikes began at several universities last month, groups in Caracas led a large march throughout the city, during which Minister for University Education Pedro Calzadilla spoke. Read more...