The Workers' United Center of Chile (, CUT) is a union federation in Chile. The CUT was founded in 1953, but it was suppressed after the Chilean coup of 1973. It was refounded in September 1988 near the end of Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship. The CUT is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC). See also Clotario Blest (1899–1990) Strikes at Escondida mines, August 2006 References External links Official web site Trade unions in Chile International Trade Union Confederation Trade unions established in 1988