{"id":8931,"date":"2019-10-21T21:30:25","date_gmt":"2019-10-21T21:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lavozlit.com\/?p=8931"},"modified":"2019-10-21T21:30:25","modified_gmt":"2019-10-21T21:30:25","slug":"chile-down-with-the-state-of-siege-no-to-the-fares-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/workersvoiceus.org\/es\/2019\/10\/21\/chile-down-with-the-state-of-siege-no-to-the-fares-rise\/","title":{"rendered":"[Chile] Down with the State of Siege! No to the Fare\u2019s Rise!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"td-post-content td-pb-padding-side\">\n<em>Pi\u00f1era\u2019s government declared State of Emergency for the entire Metropolitan Region of Santiago [capital]. This is the only response that this corrupt, pro-businessmen government can give to the growing outrage that exploded in the last days, especially yesterday, October 18, in which Santiago lived a true popular uprise.<\/em><br \/>\n<strong><em>By MIT-Chile; O<span class=\"td-post-date td-post-date-no-dot\">ctober 19, 2019<\/span><br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nThe straw that broke the camel\u2019s back was the rise in the buses and metro tickets\u2019 price. But we know that beyond the outrage unleashed this last week, which was bravely led by high school students of the schools most punished by this government\u2019s laws, there is a contained rage of the working class and population, who live bosses\u2019 abuse on a daily basis.<br \/>\nDuring decades of governments that only enriched the businessmen, we have seen our living conditions harshening to levels not known before. Suspensions and exploitation growing in our workplaces. Misery in hospitals and public schools. Thousands died waiting for medical attention. Our elder sentenced to hunger end up killing themselves. Drug trafficking in the core of our neighborhoods. Persecution to the Mapuche people. Contamination and slaughter zones. And, as a counterpart, a government led by a former fugitive, the collusion of businessmen, pillaging of our water, frauds to the Tax Authority by the Armed Forces, repression by the <em>carabineros <\/em>[Shock-force like Police]. These are the two faces of the coin.<br \/>\nHowever, this coin is the same in all countries of Latin America. We saw this a few days ago in Ecuador, with the brave strike led by indigenous peoples and broad segments of workers. Now we are taking their example.<br \/>\nThe government and media keep showing the destruction of public spaces in Santiago. 16 Metro stations were burned out, as well as the building of the transnational Enel [Electric Energy], there were many sacked stores and also confrontations with Special Forces across the city.<br \/>\n<strong>Protests are legitimate<\/strong><br \/>\nThis is the result of the provocation by the Pi\u00f1era government, who after attacking us increasing the price of transportation and energy, sent the Police to occupy the schools and Metro stations to brutally repress the demonstrators.<br \/>\nWe think the violence used yesterday by the youth and workers is completely justified. It is the expression of an exhausted people. We know pacific protests do not get anywhere. Millions of workers marched against the AFPs [private retirement system] for several years and the only response the government gave is to propose a reform that will enrich even more those who make businesses out of our Social Security.<br \/>\n<strong>Let\u2019s unite to defend ourselves<\/strong><br \/>\nThe way pointed out by high school students is the correct one. But we cannot continue just hanging on, each one by its own, without an organized fight. Port workers already showed which way to go.<sup>1<\/sup> The prices increase and suspensions affect all regions, and there are important examples of struggles, over the last years, in different regions in the country: Freirina, Ays\u00e9n, Chilo\u00e9, Petorca, Osorno, Valpara\u00edso. And more regions will make this list grow, because new attacks from the bosses will come. The Parliament passing the TPP [Trans Pacific Partnership] is one of them. The State of Emergency is another one. The most pro-Pinochet right wing, like Kast and his Republican party, as well as all businessmen, close ranks around Pi\u00f1era and the Armed Forces. So all workers, students, unemployed and fired, and the whole population should raise one fist, because we know that no \u201copposition\u201d political party will take a stand for us. They showed it already with the silence in the Parliament and among the traditional main union leaderships.<br \/>\nOur first task is security and self-defense against the State of Emergency. The government decreed this not to protect us but to divide us, spreading fear and appealing to inaction. We need to organize surveillance committees and alert systems in the neighborhoods, towns and land occupations. We must discuss the situation in our workplaces and at each organization we are part of. We cannot pretend nothing is happening neither spread fear. We should put each social, neighborhood, student and union leader to organize assemblies. The leaders who fall short should be replaced. Unitary organization and action from below is our best defense. Let\u2019s multiply the demonstrations across the country, as it already happened this morning in several cities, adding more organizations and workers.<br \/>\n<strong>Our call<\/strong><br \/>\nFrom the MIT, we make the broadest call to all workers, students, unemployed and population as a whole to be in permanent alert, and to organize:<br \/>\n-Assemblies in each work place, even where there is no union, using the launch and break times.<br \/>\n-Surveillance and self-defense committees in the neighborhoods, occupied lands and workplaces. Committees against repression in schools, universities and education centers.<br \/>\n-Statements in favor of the demonstrations against the State of Emergency, against the prices increase and against pillaging, against labor flexibility; supporting the organized evasion in public transportation across the country; <em>cacerolazos<sup>2<\/sup><\/em> and calls by the union that already showed signals of unity: port workers, Metro workers and Transantiago [buses].<br \/>\nIn the Capital, to organize solidary transportation of workers and students to face the lack of public transportations.<br \/>\nDown with the State of Emergency! Out militaries from the streets! Out with Chadwick!<sup>3<\/sup><br \/>\nWe call the troops to stop the repression to the people and disobey the instructions of corrupt officials!<br \/>\nAgainst the price increase in transportation! Nationalization of Transantiago and a Metro controlled by its workers and passengers!<br \/>\nNational Public Transportation System controlled by its own workers!<br \/>\nPrices freezing! No more raises!<br \/>\nReduction of work shifts without wage reduction to end up the suspensions!<br \/>\nRaise of minimum wage to 500,000!<sup>4<\/sup><br \/>\nLet\u2019s build a great national strike to take this pro-business, corrupt government down! Let\u2019s follow the Ecuadorian people\u2019s example!<br \/>\nWe invite all workers, youth and population to build the International Workers\u2019 Movement [MIT], a political organization serving their organization and struggle of the working class, to end the capitalist exploitation and recover our resources. An organization that relentlessly fights for workers to make a revolution to end capitalism and destines all wealth produced by our class serving our class necessities.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nTranslation: Sofia Ballack.<br \/>\n<strong>Notes:<\/strong><br \/>\n<sup>1<\/sup> the Port Union launched an article calling to a General Strike as a response to the government\u2019s policies and repression.<br \/>\n<sup>2<\/sup> <em>Cacerolazos <\/em>is a common form of protest in Latin America, in which people hits pans with spoons, other pans, etc, making a loud noise.<br \/>\n<sup>3<\/sup> Andr\u00e9s Chadwick, Chilean Minster of Interior and Public Security.<br \/>\n<sup>4<\/sup> 500,000 Chilean Pesos = US$ 703,53.\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pi\u00f1era\u2019s government declared State of Emergency for the entire Metropolitan Region of Santiago [capital]. This is the only response that this corrupt, pro-businessmen government can give to the growing outrage that exploded in the last days, especially yesterday, October 18, in which Santiago lived a true popular uprise. 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