La clase obrera chilena durante la dictadura (1973-1989): transformaciones en su acción y estructura social.

This article analyses the changes in the action and social structure of the Chilean working class between 1973 and 1989. First, it reviews the background of the formation and development of the working class until 1973. Second, it analyses the main transformations in the action and social structure of the workers and their organizations during dictatorship. It is argued that between 1973 and 1977, some of the trade unions tried to represent politically the workers before the dictatorship. Since 1978, trade unions tried to resist the neoliberal reforms and established the basis of an opposition to the military regime. Finally, it is concluded that the disarticulation of its social bases, particularly of the industrial working class, and the way in which the transition is politically solved, made it difficult for them to recover it's structure and power achieved until 1973. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]