Workers' control in Latin America, 1930-1979 - Jonathan C Brown
Submitted by Anonymous on Aug 11 2016 18:59
A series of essays investigating the everyday acts through which Latin American workers attempted to assert more control over work processes and thereby add dignity to their lives, during the mass working class struggles in the mid-20th century. We do not agree with the leftist nationalist perspective of some of the essays but reproduce them all for the historical information therein.
Students, anarchists and categories of persecution in Chile, 1920
Submitted by wojtek on May 29 2016 14:43
Raymond B. Craib on the repression of radical students and anarchists in 1920's Chile.
Agreements of the 2nd national convention of the Chilean IWW 1921
Submitted by s.nappalos on Dec 24 2015 19:27
Resolutions passed by the 2nd national convention of the Chilean IWW in 1921 which includes discussion of housing, gender, and prisoner struggles along with calls to propagate libertarian communism and factory councils. Translation by S Nicholas Nappalos.
Understanding the Chilean Elections: Part I, Setting the Stage
Submitted by Elise Hendrick on Oct 6 2015 23:10
Contrary to the occasional superficial report in the English-language media, the Chilean political and economic system is in a profound, long-term crisis of legitimacy that was in no way changed by the widely boycotted 2014 presidential election. Part I of a 2-part series.
Killers of IWW member Frank Teruggi sentenced in Chile
In February 2015, two former Chilean military intelligence officers were convicted of the murder of IWW member Teruggi and another American, Charles Horman. Teruggi and Horman were kidnapped, tortured and murdered during the military coup in Chile in 1973.
Complexities of Autonomy: Part Three of Four
A brief look at Latin American autonomous movements and their contradictions, third part of a four part overview of autonomous movements
Clandestine in Chile: The Adventures of Miguel Littín
In 1985 Miguel Littin a Chilean exile re-enters Chile posing as a Uruguayan businessmen followed by three European film crews. His plan was to record a documentary about living under the Pinochet Dictatorship in secret. This is his account of what happened.
Thoughts on organization
Submitted by s.nappalos on Apr 7 2014 18:12
A 1923 article by Armando Triviño, organizer of the Chilean IWW, discussing the IWW and the role of anarchism in the workers movement. Translated from the book Armando Triviño: Wobblie by Víctor M. Muñoz C. Editorial Quimantú, Colección Papeles para armar. Chile 2009
Chile port strike resumes
Submitted by Supply Chain Re... on Jan 26 2014 09:01
Dockers in Chile ended a 3-week strike that inflicted over $100 million (US) in damages to both the lucrative agricultural export sector -- at a crucial harvest time -- and the world's largest copper industry.
Some reflections on libertarians in Chile and electoral participation
An article by José Antonio Gutiérrez D. and Rafael Agacino on anarchists participating in elections in Chile.
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