2009
DOI: 10.7202/037920ar
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Brazilian Trade Unions

Abstract: Brazilian labour unions have an excellent reputation in international trade union circles, often being depicted as one of the most dynamic and militant labour movements today. In Brazil, however, many scholars criticize the unions for having abandoned the struggle taken up in the late 1970s against the industrial relations system and the limits it imposes on their actions. Since its creation in the 1930s, the authoritarian corporatist labour relations system has, in fact, proven to be extremely resilient. It s… Show more

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“…Most fall somewhere in between. This characterization is supported by the findings of Lang and Gagnon (2009), who undertook case studies of two Brazilian unions with the goal of understanding the influence of the state corporatist structure and labour legislation (the CLT) on union practices, including their degree of autonomy. The authors study the Metalúrgicos do ABC (Metalworkers of São Paulo's ABC region), who are affiliated with the CUT and who were pioneers of the new unionism of the 1970s, as well as the Costureiras for the São Paulo and Osasco Region (Seamstresses), who are affiliated with Força Sindical.…”
Section: Figure 42 Reasons For Joining Trade Unionmentioning
confidence: 83%
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“…Most fall somewhere in between. This characterization is supported by the findings of Lang and Gagnon (2009), who undertook case studies of two Brazilian unions with the goal of understanding the influence of the state corporatist structure and labour legislation (the CLT) on union practices, including their degree of autonomy. The authors study the Metalúrgicos do ABC (Metalworkers of São Paulo's ABC region), who are affiliated with the CUT and who were pioneers of the new unionism of the 1970s, as well as the Costureiras for the São Paulo and Osasco Region (Seamstresses), who are affiliated with Força Sindical.…”
Section: Figure 42 Reasons For Joining Trade Unionmentioning
confidence: 83%
“…The union tax has been criticized for providing incentives for the formation of unions -and emergence of union leaders -more interested in getting access to the funds than in genuinely representing the workers. Moreover, as the unions have guaranteed revenues, there is less incentive to affiliate and organize workers (Lang and Gagnon, 2009;Zylberstajn, 2006;Pichler, 2005).…”
Section: The Union Taxmentioning
confidence: 99%
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