UNION ACTION IN ARGENTINA AND BRAZIL: AN ANALYSIS FROM THE CGT AND CUT CASE STUDIES IN THE DAWN OF THE 21ST CENTURY

Authors

  • Ana Paula Colombi
  • Lucila D’Urso

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22478/ufpb.1676-4439.2018v17n1.41173

Abstract

This article aims to identify in what measures the actions taken by the main trade union confederations of Brazil and Argentina (CUT and CGT) altered the labor agenda of their governments between 2003 and 2014 and to investigate the meaning of their practices in terms of a process of trade union recovery in these countries. The first section analyses the changes in the market and in labor relations, while its second section maps the confederations' actions before the major clashes around employment relationship aspects. The conclusion argues that CUT and CGT have prioritized claims in the economic field, without achieving greater changes in the elements that deal with working conditions, their contracting modalities and working hours. They did so by giving preference to an institutional role and compromising the capacity of the trade union movement to reverse the process of flexibilization of labor relations, which undermine the thesis of trade union recovery in these countries.

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Published

2018-08-01

How to Cite

Colombi, A. P., & D’Urso, L. (2018). UNION ACTION IN ARGENTINA AND BRAZIL: AN ANALYSIS FROM THE CGT AND CUT CASE STUDIES IN THE DAWN OF THE 21ST CENTURY. Revista Da ABET, 17(1). https://doi.org/10.22478/ufpb.1676-4439.2018v17n1.41173