FROM POLITICAL LEADERSHIP TO THE CRIMINALIZATION OF THE STRIKE ON THE STATE RAILWAYS. DECREE 1,157 GENERAL LAW OF RAILWAYS (1889-1931)

Abstract

The Chilean State Railway Company implemented regulations aligned with the liberal world's political circumstances. Key laws included the State Railway Police Law (1863) and State Railway Administration Law (1868), amended multiple times. These regulations aimed at effective management, prioritizing good service, probity, and efficiency. Labor protests from the late 19th to early 20th centuries prompted regulatory adjustments.

Keywords

• railway Police
• labor movement
• strike
• penalty
• criminalization
• social protest