Trade union activists between the lines: the case of Sintetel after privatization / Os sindicalistas nas entrelinhas: o caso do Sintetel pós-privatizações

AUTOR(ES)

Mauricio Rombaldi

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2007

RESUMO

The restructuring of the Brazilian telecommunications sector that began in the mid-1990s with the dissolution of the state monopoly and the privatization of the Telebrás system in 1998, brought significant changes to the labor unions operating in this sector. Firstly, the clearly defined axis of union/corporate negotiations during the period of state ownership was fragmented, dispersing the negotiations geographically. Secondly, the changes in the sector have influenced the work experiences as well as the demographic composition of the workers and new union activists: today they are younger, with higher levels of education in diverse areas, and receive lower salaries. This results in differences between the distinct generations of union members in terms of their interpretations of the past and the present, as well as in their perceptions of the legitimacy of union practices. Such differences, when combined with the impositions of the reorganization of the labor relations in the sector, result in a change in the negotiating patterns of the union, as well as in its own internal reorganization. The present study analyzes the impact of the privatization of TELESP in the union activities of Sintetel in São Paulo, in light of the conjuncture of generations of union leaders and the influence of this conjuncture on negotiating strategies of the union. The analysis is based on interviews with both present and former union activists, collective agreements, printed materials from the unions, union bylaws, and data from the RAIS/CAGED databases.

ASSUNTO(S)

generations of trade union activists telecommunications privatization gerações de sindicalistas trade union strategy privatização das telecomunicações estratégia sindical

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