Authorities consider security measures to control the two-day strike starting Wednesday.
On the eve of their two-day nationwide strike, Chile’s largest labor confederation, the Central Workers Union (CUT), is finalizing plans for demonstrations, marches and protests with the support of politicians, citizens and more than 80 of Chile’s most important social organizations and unions.
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Adeline Bash
Native to Boulder, Colorado, Adeline is currently finishing her undergrad in journalism at the University of Oregon in Eugene. After studying abroad in Valparaiso, Chile in the fall of 2010 she fell in love with the country and looked for any opportunity to return. When she found the Santiago Times reporting internship she decided it was the perfect opportunity to combine her interest in journalism with her desire to return to Chile and applied immediately.
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