Labor United Educational League is proud to announce we are releasing the recordings from the Harry Bridges School of Labor sessions. Launched in Spring 2023, the Harry Bridges School of Labor is a monthly class held 2x per month. Classes will cover a variety of topics aimed at building class conscious among union members. The sixth session of the Harry Bridges School of Labor was on The AFL-CIO Role in the Chilean Coup of 1973. The role the CIA played in the September 1973 military coup that installed a fascist dictatorship in Chile is well documented. Not as well known is the prominent role played by the AFL-CIO, through the CIA funded American Institute for Free Labor Development (AIFLD), now part of the AFL-CIO’s so-called “Solidarity Center”. We went through an overview of AIFLD, plus look into the role they played in the leadup and during the coup.
You can find the video here:
https://luel.us/laborschool/session-6-the-afl-cio-role-in-the-chilean-coup-of-1973/
https://youtu.be/y7OOibWl0Ic?si=rbPHUm1cMDvms8Nq
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