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Union 2 in Chile’s audiovisual sector includes ILO Convention 190 in new collective bargaining agreement 2023-06-14 [UNI]

Labour Movement Welcomes National Lithium Company; Calls for Full State Control 2023-05-03 [TUED]

Solidarity amidst Chile’s forest fires 2023-03-20 [BWI]

PSI celebrates historic approval of Convention 190 by Chile 2023-03-20 [PSI]

Solidarity amidst Chile’s forest fires 2023-03-18 [BWI]

Victory in Chile as FENASSAP wins “right to rest” for private care workers who worked through the pandemic 2023-02-08 [UNI Global Union]

Workers for Chile's Escondida mine accept BHP's offer and will not strike-union source 2022-11-28 [Saltwire]

Port Strike Resumes at Chile’s San Antonio Port 2022-11-21 [Maritime Executive]

Workers call strike at world’s largest copper mine 2022-11-17 [Hurriyet]

Escondida mine workers announce strike amid labor demands 2022-11-16 [Yahoo]

Latam Airlines and pilots in Chile reach deal averting strike 2022-11-10 [Saltwire]

Just transition through collective bargaining: lessons from Chile 2022-11-09 [ITF]

Union at Antofagasta's Los Pelambres mine expects labour deal to avoid strike 2022-10-05 [Reuters]

Escondida Copper Mine Workers Announce Strike 2022-09-09 [TeleSUR]

Country moves forward in the fight against harassment and violence in the world of work, congress to vote on ratification of ILO C190 2022-09-04 [UNI]

New Chilean constitution is an inspiration, says UNI 2022-09-04 [UNI]

Education International Latin America to visit Chile to express support for the new constitution and its defence of the right to education 2022-08-04 [EI]

Bárbara Figueroa receives the 2020 Arthur Svensson Prize 2020-04-23 [IndustriALL]

Strike ends at Yamana Gold's El Peñón mine, union says 2017-01-18 [Reuters]

EXPLAINER-Labor talks at BHP´s Escondida mine 2018-07-07 [Brinkwire]

Electing Chile's Constitutional Convention: “Nothing About Us Without Us” 2021-05-12 [Nacla]

Unions at Codelco´s Chuquicamata mine approve new measures to combat coronavirus 2020-07-04 [Reuters]

Workers at Chile´s Codelco threaten work halt to quarantine against coronavirus 2020-06-11 [Canada.com]

'Strikes in Valparaíso affect Chile's foreign trade image' 2018-12-12 [Fresh Plaza]

‘You Have to Be Very Persistent': Lessons from the Starbucks Union 2022-05-22 [Labour Notes]

‘If we don't fuck shit up, we don't exist to them' 2019-10-24 [New Frame]

Strike looms after breakdown in talks at Chile´s Caserones copper mine 2018-07-20 [Reuters]

Industrial Chile Constramet's leading role in the process of drafting a new Constitution 2021-05-13 [IndustriALL]

Workers end strike at Teck's mine in Chile 2017-12-23 [Mining]

Strike threat brews at Escondida, the world's largest copper mine 2017-01-26 [The Telegraph]

Workers at World's Largest Copper Mine Vote to Strike 2017-02-01 [TeleSUR]

BHP's Escondida approaches striking miners, eyes new offer 2017-03-11 [The Globe and Mail]

Chile's Environmental Betrayal 2019-10-08 [NACLA]

In Chile, Boric's Win Signals Victory for Social Movements and New Constitution 2021-12-24 [Nacla]

The right won't be able to influence the new Chilean Constitution 2021-05-19 [PSI]

Workers Strike At The World's Largest Copper Mine 2021-08-04 [Via News]

Workers strike at Codelco, world's largest copper producer 2022-06-24 [Al Jazeera]

World's Top Copper Mine Shut as Union Set for Long Standoff 2017-02-10 [Bloomberg ]

Codelco's Union Leader Fears Privatization by Chile's New President 2018-03-02 [Bloomberg]

Walmart Workers Rebel Against Retailer's Robot Push 2019-07-11 [Bloomberg]

Codelco's Andina miners vote in favor of strike 2021-08-12 [BNA]

Migrant workers benefit from BWI's COVID-19 Solidarity Initiative 2020-07-11 [BWI]

After Sunday's historic vote, Chileans are now faced with the once-in-a-lifetime responsibility of drafting our future 2020-10-28 [Equal Times]

Unions to strike at Chile's Chuquicamata after labour deal falls through 2019-06-14 [Canadian Labour Reporter]

Workers at Chile's Escondida copper mine stage 24-hour stoppage against job cuts 2017-11-24 [Metal Bulletin]

Union at BHP's Escondida mine in Chile rejects contract, company seeks talks 2021-08-02 [Reuters]

Workers at World's Biggest Copper Mine Vote to Strike 2021-08-02 [Wall Street Journal]

iners strike at copper giant Codelco; government plays down impact 2022-06-22 [Reuters]

Codelco unions ready strike after troubled Chile smelter shuttered 2022-06-19 [Reuters]

CSTEBA Chile continues to fight against layoffs 2022-06-04 [UNI]

This month in labour history

This month in labour history

11-09-1973 Democratically elected Salvadore Allende is overthrown by Gen. Pinochet who is supported by the US. Trade unionists and social activists are arrested, tortured and then disappear. In total, the dictatorship will murder or disappear 40,000 victims. [more]

20-09-1973 IWW activist Frank Teruggi is snatched from his home in Santiago by soldiers. He was beaten and tortured with electric shocks, then murdered by machine gun and his body dumped in a public street the following day. [more]