Colombian Government News

Colombia's Largest Oil Union to Vote on Possible Strike

; Privatizations, the sale of subsidiaries and oil fields and delays in modernization work at the Barrancabermeja refinery were the reasons for a potential strike, union president Cesar Loza told journalists.   The strike vote would take place after a nationwide plebiscite on Oct. 2 the Colombian government's peace deal with Marxist FARC rebels. The union supports the peace deal. If the strike were to be approved, the union has 10 days to declare a start time.   An Ecopetrol representative referred Reuters to a statement published by the company last week. Ecopetrol is open to dialogue