Crise économique et contestation sociale en Espagne : des syndicats percutés par les mouvements sociaux ?

Heras

2018

Capital & Class

The 2008 economic and political crisis produced a favourable opportunity structure for the emergence of new and innovative left-wing political projects and trade union strategies in Spain, especially in relation to remunicipalisation processes that sought to revert the neoliberal policy making at the local scale. The article deploys a Gramscian analysis on trade union discourse production in order to discern complex process of working-class formation and intra-class conflict in the beach cleaning units of the Andalusian city of Cádiz. Crucially, the oppositional stand defended by one of the largest trade unions in Spain towards remunicipalisation shows that trade unions can act as ‘retaining walls’ against political change in periods of social upheaval.

Section: Contextual Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

Trade unions as retaining walls against political change: A Gramscian approach to remunicipalisation policies in a Spanish City

Heras

2018

Capital & Class

“…When trade unions operate in the political arena, ‘the power for demands a power over ’ (Le Queux and Sainsaulieu, 2010: 515), which these new actors question. This article will explore this situation by analysing the strategic behaviour of the major Spanish trade unions before the challenge that, according to Beroud (2014), led to the emergence of the 15M movement.…”

Section: The Theoretical Framework Of Political Exchange Revisitedmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…But, in spite of the rejection of the trade unions by the Indignados, there has been a relative permeability between both social movements: on a personal basis, many trade union members were involved in 15M, taking part in the demonstrations and in the neighbourhood assemblies (Beroud, 2014). Although many of them were militant members of radical labour organizations (Roca, 2015), other activists were members of the major trade unions.…”

Section: ‘Trade Unions Thanks For Coming’: the Ambivalent Relationshmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Another example relates to the popular initiative to promote a change in the Mortgage Act, designed and promoted by the Platform of People Affected by Mortgages, in which both union federations participated. Furthermore, there have been what has been called sector tides , coalitions of workers and users in defence of public services, particularly green (education) and to a lesser extent, the white (health); these also provide examples of collaboration between the unions and the Indignados (Beroud, 2014; Romanos, 2014).…”

Section: The Complex Situation Of the Major Trade Unionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Political exchange, crisis of representation and trade union strategies in a time of austerity

Guzmán

Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research

Parra

2016

This article analyses the strategy of major Spanish trade unions in the context of economic crisis through the theoretical framework of political exchange. It focuses on a frequently ignored dimension of political exchange, namely the relationship between union leaders and the rank-and-file, which, under certain circumstances, can lead to a crisis of representation. Based on document analysis and semi-structured interviews, this article explores the strategic behaviour of Spanish trade unions and their relationship with the so-called 15M movement. It concludes that the ambiguous strategy of the major unions can be explained, not only as a result of their effort to preserve their institutional power and their political influence in the public sphere, but also as a response to the emergence of the 15M movement, which has made these organizations confront the threat of a crisis of representation.

“…El protagonismo del movimiento sindical sería desbancado, a mediados de 2011, con la entrada en escena un nuevo movimiento social: el 15M, que reclamaba profundas reformas en el sistema político y se mostraba muy crítico con las instituciones, incluidos los sindicatos (Candón, 2013;Castells, 2013; Fernández Rodríguez, Ibá-ñez Rojo y Martínez Lucio, 2014, p. 119; Martínez y López, 2014). Esta separación entre el 15M y los sindicatos, aunque se iría diluyendo a medida que la crisis avanzaba, era síntoma de una profunda desafección hacia el sindicalismo por parte de importantes sectores de población (Beroud, 2014).El análisis del contexto también incluye la orientación ideológica y la intencionalidad del emisor del discurso. En este caso es preciso apuntar la ideología conservadora de la dirección del medio de comunicación.…”

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Adversaries of Trade Unionism. An Analysis of the Anti-Union Discourse in the Spanish Newspaper La Razón

Caamaño²

2017

ATHENEAD

Recientes estudios de opinión desvelan el alto nivel de deslegitimación de las organizaciones sindicales en España. En este artículo nos centramos en una de las expresiones de esta deslegitimación: el discurso sobre el sindicalismo que difunden los medios de comunicación de masas. Para ello analizamos el discurso sobre los sindicatos del diario conservador La Razón en el primer semestre de 2012. En una primera parte analizamos los 868 titulares de noticias sobre sindicatos publicadas en dicho periodo, diferenciando aquellos con contenido aséptico, negativo o positivo sobre los sindicatos. En segundo lugar, realizamos un análisis del discurso antisindical para conocer sus elementos y estructura. Los resultados refuerzan la tesis de que los sindicatos españoles son objeto de una intensa campaña de desprestigio que está deteriorando su imagen pública y su poder social. Palabras claveSindicatos Discurso antisindical Análisis del discurso Análisis crítico del discurso Abstract KeywordsTrade Unions Anti-Union Discourse Discourse Analysis Critical Discourse AnalysisCurrent research on public opinion shows a high level of discredit of trade unions in Spain. This article focuses on one of the expressions of this discredit: the discourse on trade unionism by mass media. To this purpose, the anti-union discourse by the conservative newspaper La Razón during the first semester of 2012 is analysed. Firstly, 868 headlines of news relating to trade unions in this newspaper are explored and classified into neutral, negative or positive content. Secondly, the structure and elements of the anti-union discourse in a selection of news reports is analysed. The results reinforce the thesis that trade unions are subject to an intensive disparaging campaign which is seriously damaging their public image and their social power.Roca Martinez, Beltran & Sanchez Caamaño, Ruben (2017). Adversarios del sindicalismo. Un análisis del discurso antisindical en el diario español La Razón. Athenea Digital, 17(3), 3-28. https://doi.org/10.5565/rev/athenea.1506 IntroducciónEl movimiento 15M, que actuó con intensidad en 2011 y 2012 en protesta por los recortes, la crisis económica y la falta de democracia e ineficiencia de las instituciones políticas, supuso un cuestionamiento profundo de las principales instituciones en España (Castells, 2013). Este cuestionamiento también se extendió a las organizaciones sindicales. En numerosas concentraciones y campadas de los "indignados" o el 15M de decenas de ciudades españolas durante 2011, algunas de las intervenciones públicas y pancartas reflejaban la desafección de los manifestantes hacia el sindicalismo, y en especial hacia los sindicatos mayoritarios: Comisiones Obreras (CCOO) y Unión General de Trabajadores (UGT). Lemas como "CCOO y UGT venden a los trabajadores", "sindi-3 Adversarios del sindicalismo. Un análisis del discurso antisindical catos gracias por venir, tarde", o "lo llaman sindicato y no lo es", eran con frecuencia coreados o pintados en telas y cartones. El desprestigio de los sindicatos e...