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Radical Political Unionism as a Strategy for Revitalization in Argentina

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ID4752003
AuthorsLucila D’urso (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas), Julieta Longo (0000-0002-7896-8965, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas)
Year2018
Volume45
Issue6
Pages97-113
Publication date2018-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueLatin American Perspectives (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0094-582X • E-ISSN: 1552-678X
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0094582x17736042
OpenAlexW2769622600
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited15

The grassroots union experiment undertaken at the Lear automotive parts factory in Argentina can be seen as a paradigmatic struggle for an understanding of the relationship between unionism and politics. The Lear case reveals that the distinctiveness of radical political unionism lies in the democratic elements of its decision making and its appeal to direct action, its construction of alliances with other social organizations, its linkage of economic demands with broader political objectives, its identification of the management, the state, and the union bureaucracy as adversaries, and its transmission of a leftist political culture. La experiencia sindical de la fábrica de autopartes Lear en Argentina puede ser analizada como un conflicto paradigmático para comprender la relación entre sindicalismo y política. El caso de Lear revela que el carácter distintivo del sindicalismo político radical se encuentra en los mecanismos democráticos de toma de decisiones y en la apelación a medidas de acción directa, la construcción de alianzas con otras organizaciones sociales, la vinculación de las demandas económicas con objetivos políticos más amplios, la identificación de la empresa, el Estado y la burocracia sindical como adversarios y la transmisión de una cultura política de izquierda

Art · Democracy · Grassroots · Humanities · Left-wing politics · Political science · Politics · International Labor and Employment Law · Labor Movements and Unions · Latin American socio-political dynamics · Law

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Unique citing works9
Citations per year1,29
Citation span2019 - 2026 (8)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 8

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