Why are labor unions anti-Chavez in Venezuela (according to Reuters)?

[tedzbear]

"A loose coalition of political parties, labor unions and civilian groups, the opposition is often united only by its hatred of Chavez. They had struggled to present a clear alternative to his leftist ``revolution'' for the poor."
---Reuters

Maybe these are skilled trade unions that have already achieved their salary and health care demands and so are happy with the status quo. But I would think the regular unions that include all workers without qualification would be pro Chavez.

[ret5hd]

1. the term we would use here in the u.s. is...

'company union'.

controlled, bought and paid for by management.

[goodhue]

2. Union bosses joined oligarchs in 2001 anti-chavez stoppage

eom

[Peregrine]

3. In Chile

The truckers union was against Allende, and was instrumental in crippling the Chilean economy. Oh wait, the CIA paid off the union, could this be the reason, too.

[htuttle]

4. It's mostly just one union, the CTV (oilworkers)

CTV hasn't always been squarely in the anti-Chavez camp, either. They found out much to their surprise that Pedro Carmona's two-day government (after the coup) totally left them out in the cold. In addition, there was some news last year of a plan to assassinate of the head of the CTV by other opposition forces, in an attempt to blame it on pro-Chavez groups.

Other unions, such as the steelworker's union, are if not pro-Chavez, are not anti-Chavez either.

Many in the pro-Chavez press have accused the CTV of hardly functioning as a union at all, being more like an extension of the opposition.

[papau]

5. CTV Oil unions said they would strike if Chavez lost - so reuters may not

mean "all unions" - at least not this time

maybe just the company run unions that the rich prefer and control.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

6. $$$$$$$$$....next question.

[NewYorkerfromMass]

7. Maybe because Chavez isn't perfect?

I notice the vote was far from unanimous.

[JohnKleeb]

8. results were?

[papau]

9. 58 to 42 n/t

n/t