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When Corporatism Fails: Trade Union Strategies and Grassroots Resistance to the Spanish Economic Crisis

2017; Brill; Volume: 20; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/wusa.12303

2667-3657

Jon Las Heras, Olatz Ribera-Almandoz,

Political Economy and Marxism

Journal of Labor and SocietyVolume 20, Issue 4 p. 449-466 ARTICLE When Corporatism Fails: Trade Union Strategies and Grassroots Resistance to the Spanish Economic Crisis Jon Las Heras, Jon Las Heras orcid.org/0000-0001-9148-2516 Search for more papers by this authorOlatz Ribera-Almandoz, Olatz Ribera-Almandoz orcid.org/0000-0002-5261-8975 Search for more papers by this author Jon Las Heras, Jon Las Heras orcid.org/0000-0001-9148-2516 Search for more papers by this authorOlatz Ribera-Almandoz, Olatz Ribera-Almandoz orcid.org/0000-0002-5261-8975 Search for more papers by this author First published: 06 October 2017 https://doi.org/10.1111/wusa.12303Citations: 11Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Abstract This article analyses the fragmented working class struggles that emerged in Spain after the eruption of the economic crisis in 2008–2010. Through the use of qualitative methods, such as in-depth interviews and activist participant observation, the article traces the progressive institutionalization of the major Spanish trade unions—Comisiones Obreras and Union General de Trabajadores—, which during the crisis have prioritized the defense of social dialog over the adoption of more radical strategies. The article argues that the incapacity of institutionalized trade unions to organize an increasing proportion of displaced workers, including unemployed and precarious workers, has been challenged through the establishment of new, more inclusive grassroots forms of resistance and mobilization based on civil disobedience, prefigurative practices, and direct action. Citing Literature Volume20, Issue4December 2017Pages 449-466 RelatedInformation