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Chile’s private bus companies tried to repress the working-class vote. It backfired.
2 Articles by: Bruno Dobrusin
Bruno Dobrusin coordinates the just transition in urban transport work at the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF).
Chile’s Private Bus Companies Tried to Repress the Working-Class Vote. It Backfired.
On election day in Chile, private bus companies refused to transport working-class voters to polls to help the right-wing candidate. The Left and unions rapidly organized to counteract the boycott — and socialist candidate Gabriel Boric emerged victorious.