Venezuelan Strike Threatens Economy

NPR

Published December 19, 2002 at 12:00 AM EST

Venezuela's Supreme Court orders petroleum workers back to their jobs on the 18th day of a paralyzing national strike. As the struggle unfolds, wealthy opponents of President Hugo Chavez continue the nightly protests. NPR's Gerry Hadden reports.

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