Chile: The Labor Movement and the Progress toward Democratization

    UC Berkeley Labor Center
    This event is co-sponsored by the UC Berkeley Center for Latin American Studies.

    A Conversation with Chilean Union Leader Nelson Francino
    Friday, October 21, 2016
    UC Berkeley Labor Center
    2521 Channing Way
    12:00–1:00 PM

    Please join us for a conversation with Nelson Francino, President of FETRAPI and national spokesperson for the Unión Portuaria de Chile.

    Since the end of the Pinochet dictatorship in 1990, Chile has been on a slow path toward the democratization of society. Nelson Francino, leader of one of country’s dock workers unions will talk about this process and the role of unions in the restoration of democracy.

    This event is free and open to the public. For more information and to RSVP, email kparsons@berkeley.edu.