advance discussion on the unity of patriotic and demand forces in defense of Purchasing Power
CARACAS, April 13. 2011, Tribuna Popular TP N º 188/PCV -
.- The Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV), in subsequent press conferences, on 28 March and 4 April, reported several items that will drive within their proposed "comprehensive defense policy and strengthening the purchasing power of working people" as part of activities of the May 1.
Initial elements had already been raised by the PCV, March 21, a National Steering Committee of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), composed of Cilia Flores, Vice President of the PSUV, and Nicolas Maduro , who is also vice president of national government policy area.
The PCV, through spokesman for the Secretary General, Oscar Figuera, said that "despite various political and executive initiatives aimed at achieving national food sovereignty and security and fight against speculation and hoarding, our people continues to suffer the rigors of capitalist and rentier economy that dominates the national reality, causing a rapid loss of purchasing power of wages and deteriorating quality of life that must be compensated. "Figuera
stressed that the CPV Central Committee, adopted at its plenary meeting on April 9 the outcome of which had already advanced several elements, and has been recorded by various routes to the Presidency of the Republic, the Ministry of Labour and social and political forces of the revolutionary process to part of the national debate within the working people.
document expresses "the need to move towards industrialization, sovereignty and development of a new model with workers' control of production, through the Social Councils of Workers, to overcome the structural and systemic causes of inflation, unemployment, poverty , inequality, injustice and dependence. "
The Red Rooster raised awning should not only discuss salary increases, but above the condition increasing the purchasing power of the people, must be implemented comprehensive policies that address various aspects that influence the likelihood that salaries and wages may actually serve to bring a decent life, especially among low-income families.
This is a task that does not belong only to the national government, but must be assumed by all political and social forces, to increase the lead role of organized people in the fight against speculation. Proposals
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The PCV has proposed a National Minimum Wage increase (SMN) by 40%, and set salary scale percentage, up to 5% for those earning more than 7 SMN.
This aspect is different from what has been implemented, only increases the MTF, and populist proposals of the counter of a general wage increase.
should not be only the MTF, since it does not benefit large sectors that earn a little more of the MTF. But it should not be the same percentage to all pay scales, because this would generate a disproportionate deepening the gap between low-wage earners and more.
On page 16 of this edition of TP is the scale proposed by the PCV and the full document.
In this sense, the PCV expresses the need to harmonize all national pensions, state and municipal, as well as "salaried and Cestatickets bond, to become part of the calculation of social benefits, vacation, utilities and other work benefits."
Other aspects relate to the discussion and signing of collective agreements outstanding public and private control costs, profits and prices, government control of all imports, remove the Value Added Tax (VAT) and amending the Act of Income Tax (Income Tax), activate popular participation and organized labor to the effectiveness of controls, and to rehire the workers illegally dismissed job security shielding.
patriotic forces unit
After several working sessions in the National Directorate agencies PCV, having picked up the proposals for more than two months did the Regional Committees and Cells Communist organization, the 43rd Central Committee Plenum, the April 9, approved the document "Unity of the patriotic forces to deepen the revolution", which sums up the proposals of the PCV for discussion with other political and social forces building on what has been been called "Patriotic Pole."
Because of the importance and timeliness of this topic, TP published in the centerfold of the current edition of the official document large fragments, found in full on the website www.tribuna-popular. org
worth mentioning that the PCV is the only organization that has publicly presented a comprehensive document of its proposals, with historical and political support, with a minimum program, defining the nature and scope of this space, with approach to its organization and operation, clarifying the participation of political parties and social sectors.
A process that continues
Figuera recalled that in recent months, the PCV has made several efforts to so-called "Patriotic Pole" is not a new experience unit failure.
January 19, a Committee of the Politburo of the CPV met with a committee of the National Directorate of the PSUV, comprising Aristobulo Isturiz, Blanca Eckout and Rodrigo Cabezas, where the communists stressed the importance of the "Patriotic Pole" not be enacted but it is built, and clarified that the document "Strategic guidelines for political action" are for internal discussion of the PSUV.
Subsequently, on 26 January, the Committee of the Politburo of the CPV met with PSUV Partnerships Coordinator, Fernando Soto Rojas, which identified common elements that constitute the vision of a comprehensive national patriotic front .
On 21 March the Committee of the Political Bureau met with another of the National Commission of the PSUV, consisting of Nicolas Maduro and Cilia Flores, in which they expressed concern for the alleged creation of "Patriotic Pole" in regions and social sectors without having given a previous definition between the national collective of political and social organizations, and that was important to create the conditions for starting these exchanges in which they agree the ways forward in the process of construction of the "Patriotic Pole."
Figuera reported that on 3 April, a meeting was held with representatives of the National Directorates of PCV, PSUV, MEP, UPV, and ORA YOUNG, failing to ensure the participation of IPCN and MRT.
The next step is a meeting where views are exchanged each organization on the characterization of the political and proposals to advance the construction of the "Patriotic Pole." |
