Editorial

Abstract

Adriana Benevides Soares, Deise Maria Fernandes Mendes, Renata Patrícia Forain de Valentim, Rita Maria Manso de Barros

Resistance and Resilience: The Nothing Factory and the Workers’ Self-Management of Fateleva

“…In 1975, Otis decided to leave the company and Portugal, but this seemed to be based more on fearing the political outcome of the revolution rather than an economic rationale. 18 There was no movement on the part of the workers to take hold of the company and remove Otis as the owners. Yet this kind of resolution from multinational corporations was frequent and led to the occupation and selfmanagement of hundreds of companies in Portugal during this period.…”

“…Some of their very advanced benefits came with self-management and lasted because of it, namely ninety days of fully paid sick leave, a marriage financial aid, and a birth subsidy in addition to social security allowances. 24 Some of these benefits were already in the 1974 agreement and were also implemented in the Thyssenkrupp factories opened in Portugal, after the multinational bought the technical assistance and repair resources from Fortis in the previous decade. The more than two hundred workers who were transferred to Thyssenkrupp kept all their rights and benefits.…”