STRIKE GROWS IN SIBERIA; OTHER WORKERS JOIN MINERS

From: The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) | Date: July 17, 1989| Author: | Copyright information

MOSCOW - The number of striking miners in western Siberia swelled to as many as 100,000 yesterday, and workers in other industries were joining in the movement for greater regional control over the economy, Soviet newspapers reported.

The work stoppage in the Kuzbass region involved at least nine cities and threatened industrial production nationwide, according to reports from the area.

It was emerging as one of the biggest challenges to Kremlin control of the economy since Mikhail S. Gorbachev began four years ago to restructure the economy and encourage greater openness.

"The ...

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