Self-Organization Against Trade Unions and the State: A Case Study from Argentina
2018; Brill; Volume: 21; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1111/wusa.12323
ISSN2667-3657
Autores Tópico(s)Latin American socio-political dynamics
ResumoJournal of Labor and SocietyVolume 21, Issue 1 p. 19-35 ARTICLE Self-Organization Against Trade Unions and the State: A Case Study from Argentina Luciana Zorzoli, Luciana Zorzoli lzorzoli@fahce.unlp.edu.ar orcid.org/0000-0003-0859-5689 Search for more papers by this author Luciana Zorzoli, Luciana Zorzoli lzorzoli@fahce.unlp.edu.ar orcid.org/0000-0003-0859-5689 Search for more papers by this author First published: 12 February 2018 https://doi.org/10.1111/wusa.12323Read 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 explores some current issues related to workers' association in Latin America. It focuses on a particular conflict that took place between precarious workers and a large trade union in Buenos Aires, Argentina, which resulted in the murder of a young leftist militant, Mariano Ferreyra. Against the abstract and sometimes naive views regarding trade union activities, as well as the general assumption of unions' importance, this article argues that an in-depth study of the mechanisms that some trade unions have for workers representation and workers control will reveal how the constraints imposed on collective workers association, effective internal democracy, and workplace actions are more complex than the immediate evidence would show. A close examination of the aforementioned confrontation and murder, even though these are exceptional situations, will provide us with a glimpse of the internal activity of one trade union, which will in turn reveal a great deal about the trade union's core dynamics in Argentina, management objectives, and modus operandi. In so doing, this article will revisit questions about trade union operations that will prove illuminating for worker self-organization and for the academic debate concerning the power of unions or the powerlessness of states, particularly in the Global South. Volume21, Issue1March 2018Pages 19-35 RelatedInformation
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