Tag: Chile September 18 national holiday

• Wednesday, September 16th 2015 - 07:45 UTC

  Chile's 24-hour workers strike grounds all civil flights; thousands of passengers stranded

  

  A 24-hour strike by civil aviation workers in Chile grounded dozens of departing flights and affected thousands of passengers, officials said on Tuesday. The strike began at midnight with nearly 4,000 workers demanding improved labor conditions and came just days before a September 18 national holiday celebrating the country's independence, a time when many people travel.