Since Chile returned to democracy in 1990, centre-left governments have tried to reform the provisions on collective bargaining, strikes and unions established by the Pinochet dictatorship. Between 2015 and 2016 President Michelle Bachelet made the latest attempt to reform them. Despite favourable conditions, the changes were modest. This article explains why this is so. Drawing upon the notion of ‘associational power’ and through comparisons with labour reforms in Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay, this article suggests that the imbalance between workers’ and employers’ collective power is key for explaining why pro-labour reforms fail.

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集体劳动法改革为何如此艰难？比较视角下智利的结社权力和政策连续性

自智利 1990 年恢复民主以来，中左翼政府一直试图改革皮诺切特独裁政权建立的集体谈判、罢工和工会的规定。在 2015 年至 2016 年期间，米歇尔·巴切莱特总统进行了最新的改革尝试。尽管条件有利，但变化不大。这篇文章解释了为什么会这样。本文借鉴“联合权力”的概念，并通过与阿根廷、巴西和乌拉圭的劳工改革进行比较，认为工人和雇主集体权力之间的不平衡是解释支持劳工的改革为何失败的关键。