Trade union renewal against a background of national conflict

The strategies of the trade unions ELA and LAB in the Basque country (1976–2008)

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ID10251997
AuthorsEki Etxebarria (0000-0001-5866-4254, University of the Basque Country, corresponding author), Ane Larrinaga (0000-0002-7447-145X, University of the Basque Country)
Year2025
Volume66
Issue2
Pages261-278
Publication date2025-03-04
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueLabor History (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0023-656X • E-ISSN: 1469-9702
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/0023656x.2024.2378014
OpenAlexW4400510428
LanguageEN
References cited28

The structural transformations of the world of work, together with certain strategic choices, have caused a crisis in unionism in Western Europe and distanced them from their social origins. As a result, the unions have needed to renew their strategies in order to revitalise their power. Using qualitative techniques of discourse analysis and in-depth interviews, we analyse the keys to the success of the Basque nationalist unions ELA and LAB and their strategic renewal stretching from the beginnings of the Spanish democratic transition until 2008, a process that occurred against a backdrop of national political conflict in the Basque Country. Firstly, we contextualise the particularity of the political, institutional and union situation in the Basque Country. Secondly, we go on to present the main keys to understanding the crisis of unionism in the West and strategies for revitalizing its power. Thirdly, we describe the methodology used for the analysis. Finally, we present the main results of the research

Economics · International trade · Political science · Trade union · Employment, Labor, and Gender Studies · Labor Movements and Unions · Social Policy and Reform Studies

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