Bolivia socialist hit with demand for 15% pay increase

Bolivia. Asunción presidencial de Evo Morales.Image by Olmovich via Flickr
BBC:

Protesters in Bolivia have blocked main roads and clashed with police, on the ninth day of nationwide demonstrations against the government.

Police used tear gas to clear the main road south of La Paz, and protesters fought back with stones and slingshots.

Teachers and health workers are on strike to demand a 15% pay increase.

The unrest is the worst yet faced by President Evo Morales, who once led similar protests that forced two previous presidents from power.

There have also been street protests and road blockades in cities across Bolivia, including Cochabamba, Santa Cruz and Tarija.

The biggest clashes happened 45km south of La Paz, Bolivia's main city, where around 2,000 rural teachers used rocks to block the main road to the rest of the country.

Several people were reported injured as riot police moved in to reopen the road.

The protests are being led by Bolivia's main trade union federation, the COB, which is demanding a 15% pay rise for all workers.

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It is always interesting when socialist have to tell public sector workers that the government can't afford the wages demanded. I know, why don't the socialist just raise taxes on the strikers that will offset the extra five percent being demanded above a 10 percent already approved. Usually the public sector is all for tax increases aren't they?
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