Abstract
The resumption of work is a figure that has long been recognized by the Chilean labor legislation. In the past, it allowed the Executive branch to put an end to certain collective disputes, ensuring the continuity of certain companies that were on strike. However, in recent decades this institution was not used and ended mostly relegated to a secondary place (both in the Labor Code and in the State Security Law). The Labor Reform promoted by Law No. 20.940 (2016) has redefined the core of this institution, building a procedural action that assures the right of unions and employers to request on court the use of this tool as a legitimate way to end a strike. However, in recent decades this institution was not used and ended mostly relegated to a secondary place (both in the Labor Code and in the State Security Law). The Labor Reform promoted by Law No. 20.940 (2016) has redefined the core of this institution, building a procedural action that assures the right of unions and employers to request on court the use of this tool as a legitimate way to end a strike.
