Chile's port workers confederation has called a national strike for June 18. The group accuses the government of failing to honor agreements on grace pensions and widow benefits.
The Confederación Unión Portuaria de Chile, which represents around 6,000 port workers, issued a statement on June 14 announcing the stoppage. The union said it has held months of meetings with the Labor Ministry without seeing the signed agreements fulfilled.
Port workers noted that pending cases for grace pensions remain unresolved and that widow beneficiaries continue without a final solution. They also questioned committed decrees that stay unsigned.
The organization said it might suspend the action if the government meets the commitments this week or on Thursday. The strike had already been flagged in April due to lack of responses.
