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WORLD, Page 39World NotesNICARAGUAStrike Force
The day he conceded the election in Nicaragua's presidential
vote last February, Daniel Ortega promised supporters that his
Sandinista party would "rule from below." Last week Nicaraguans
got a taste of what that means, and President Violeta Chamorro
learned that even out of office, the Sandinistas are far from
powerless.
Encouraged by leaders of the Sandinista National Liberation
Front (FSLN), nearly half the country's 150,000 government
employees staged strikes for salary increases of 200% and, more
important, job security. When Chamorro took office last month,
she suspended a Sandinista-passed law that prohibits firing
government workers, most of whom are FSLN supporters. With
public buses idle and the airport closed, the government gave
way by Thursday, agreeing to a 100% pay hike and promising not
to dismiss anyone. Said union leader Lucio Jimenez: "I hope
the government learned something from this."