Its suspension brought predicted protests from the Sandinista unions, beginning with a small work slowdown.

Members of the party, the army, the bureaucracy and Sandinista unions have attended such sessions, hastily called to maintain party unity and morale.

The Government has sought to organize workers into a Sandinista union, but many have chosen to affiliate with the opposition Confederation of Labor Unity.

A13 The President of Nicaragua said she would reopen negotiations with Sandinista unions and political leaders if they acted to end recent protests and restore public order.

Groups of workers in several cities, including some who belong to Sandinista unions, have staged wildcat strikes to protest new wage and price levels, which they say are unrealistic.

The power of Sandinista unions, which dominate the Government work force, was plainly visible today even as the negotiators worked to reach a final agreement to end the strike.

The Government is also required to go ahead and carry out the law on the basis of new negotiations between the Labor Ministry and the Sandinista unions.

In May, the Government granted large salary increases to the members of Sandinista unions.

The new President has accepted sweeping demands from Sandinista unions, whose aggressive strike tactics last month provoked a nationwide spasm of violence and paralyzed the country.

Sandinistas Try to Make Point Sandinista unions and many political observers saw the concessions as an opposition victory.