National Strike Shows the Strength and Limits of Chilean Protests
- Strike failed to paralyze country with buses, metro operating
- Protests have no leaders and no single list of demands
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A national strike failed to paralyze Chile on Tuesday, yet offered little respite for a government reeling from the worst civil unrest in a generation.
While port workers and some miners downed tools, Santiago’s public transport system kept operating, building works continued and shops remained open. Most of the giant copper mines in the north were unaffected.