The
strike
is
tentatively
scheduled
to
start
20
February,
said
Joao
Antonio
de
Moraes,
general
coordinator
for
the
Brazilian
Oil
Workers
Federation,
or
FUP,
according
to
Dow
Jones.
FUP
is
an
umbrella
union
representing
about
two-thirds
of
Petrobras's
80,000
employees.
If
approved,
the
strike
would
come
at
a
delicate
time
for
Petrobras.
Petrobras
has
struggled
with
flagging
crude-oil
production
over
the
past
year
because
of
declining
recovery
rates
at
mature
fields
and
maintenance
shutdowns
at
ageing
offshore
platforms.
The
company's
finances
have
also
been
stretched
because
of
heavy
imports
of
gasoline
and
diesel…
