The contribution of the debate on union revitalization to the analysis of Brazilian unionism
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Keywords

Tradeunionism
Revitalization
PT administrations
Union confederations

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GALVÃO, Andréia. The contribution of the debate on union revitalization to the analysis of Brazilian unionism. Crítica Marxista, Campinas, SP, v. 21, n. 38, p. 103–117, 2014. DOI: 10.53000/cma.v21i38.19238. Disponível em: https://econtents.bc.unicamp.br/inpec/index.php/cma/article/view/19238. Acesso em: 17 jul. 2024.

Abstract

This article examines some dimensions of the trade union revitalization debate in order to analyze the Brazilian case. It examines the concepts of social movement unionism and radical unionism to deal with the political and ideological characteristics of unionism
during PT administrations. It considers that the main union federation organizations have assumed a social partnership and political moderation perspective which are inconsistent with the category of revitalization. On the other hand, the radical union polo building
process is not powerful enough to revitalize unionism, given its widely minority character and its low shop floor insertion.

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