Karina Connell
Karina Connell is the President of the Association of Employees of the National Assembly in Panama. She has been an outspoken advocate for the rights and stability of legislative employees, particularly in light of recent controversies surrounding salary payments and employment conditions. Connell has emphasized the importance of transparency and respect in the auditing processes conducted by the Contraloría, while also defending her colleagues against accusations of inefficiency. Her leadership is marked by her commitment to clarify the true composition of the assembly workforce and to protect the rights of legislative career employees.
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Karina Connell is the president of the Association of Public Servants of the Legislative who stated that there are 600 officials in citizen participation across the country.
Oficinas provinciales de la Asamblea: costosas, opacas y con fines electorales
Panama· 2025-05-08
Karina Connell, presidenta de la Asociación de Empleados de la Asamblea Nacional, pidió paciencia a los trabajadores.
Vuelven a pagar con cheque en la Asamblea Nacional, en medio de auditoría para detectar ‘botellas’Panama· 2025-04-28
Karina Connell is the president of the Association of Legislative Career Servants who defended those who did not collect their checks.
Entrega de 3,812 cheques y el fantasma de las ‘botellas’ encienden dudas sobre auditoría en la AsambleaPanama· 2025-04-17
Karina Connell is the president of the Association of Employees of the National Assembly and led a protest against the payment method.
Cheque a cheque: la cacería de botellas sacude la AsambleaPanama· 2025-04-15
Karina Connell announced that the strike is indefinite until all employees are paid.
En medio del paro de funcionarios, el pleno de la Asamblea no sesionó este lunesPanama· 2025-04-15Karina Connell is the president of the Asociación de Empleados de la Asamblea and expressed disagreement with the actions of the Contraloría.
Solo el 25% de los funcionarios de la Asamblea ha recibido sus cheques, según la asociación de trabajadoresPanama· 2025-04-14Karina Connell emphasized that they have no issue with the Contraloría doing its job but requested more respect towards their colleagues.
Funcionarios de la Asamblea cobrarán por cheque; Dana Castañeda cuestiona falta de información por parte de la ContraloríaPanama· 2025-04-12
