Panama Canal open despite construction worker strike

Central America

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Grupo Unidos por el Canal (GUPC), the international consortium building a new set of locks for the expanded Panama Canal, has calling on about 6,000 workers to return to work. GUPC said it was ready to speak with union representatives, but rejected violent acts, vandalism of equipment and recent threats to staff. The company attributed the genesis of the strike to a flaw in a payroll system that resulted in some workers being underpaid ...

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