Constitutional Accusation Looms Despite End Truckers Strike
SANTIAGO — The truckers union announced an end to their week-long strike. The decision comes after an agreement was reached with the government. Meanwhile, opposition...
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Truckers Block Three Highways on First Day of National Strike
SANTIAGO — On Aug. 23, the national truckers union announced an indefinite national strike beginning Aug. 27. Early this morning, hundreds of truck drivers kept...
National Strike Continues as Teachers’ Union Votes Against Government Proposal
Hundreds of thousands of students throughout the country haven’t had classes for six weeks now....
Chilean workers’ union joins the battle against water privatization
SANTIAGO – The Central Unitaria de Trabajadores announced that it was joining the water campaign “Agua de Todos.” The campaign seeks to collect 500,000 signatures...
Strikers threat to interrupt famous NYE in Valparaíso if demands aren’t met
VALPARAÍSO –For exactly a month now, dockworkers have been on strikes and today clashes with Carabineros erupted when barricades were put up and tires were...
National strike attracts diverse crowd in Santiago
SANTIAGO – Thousands followed a call from Chile’s biggest union (CUT) and marched along the Alameda, Santiago’s main artery, during a national strike on Thursday....