Political Transition and Labor Revitalization in Mexico

Bensusán, Graciela; Cook, María Lorena

doi:10.1016/s0277-2833(03)11010-2

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“…Within unions, a model of representation based on leaders' relationship with the state can lead to neglect of rank-and-file concerns, and the possibility of state intervention into union decision making can lead to undemocratic elections, removal of elected leaders and suppression of dissent. 18 Exclusion clauses are a boon for unions because they guarantee compulsory membership, but they also free union leaders from having to court new members by appealing to those members' specific interests and ensure that leaders do not need to attend closely to the interests of the rank and file in order to maintain support. 19 Exclusion clauses also eliminate the possibility of the worker being able to associate with the organisation that will best represent her interests.…”

Section: Corporatism and The Challenge Of Union Transformationmentioning

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“…At a minimum', they write, 'labor reform should create legal and institutional guarantees for workers' free choice of union affiliation and leadership and eliminate the current advantages and protections granted to unions that coerce or dupe workers into affiliation without representing their interests'. 22 In short, for workers' interests to be genuinely represented within and by their unions, a revitalisation of labour institutions requires changes to the corporatist structure of interest representation.…”

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Feminist Activism, Union Democracy and Gender Equity Rights in Mexico

Brickner¹

2010

J. Lat. Am. Stud.

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Beyond competitive elections, democratisation should include a transformation of the institutions of state and civil society into spaces that recognise the rights of citizens and allow for their participation. This study explores the question of how Mexican labour unions are transformed into institutions with a commitment to the rights and participation of women workers. Drawing on evidence from five unions, the paper shows that compared to their corporatist counterparts, unions with a ‘democratic ethos’ provide a context within which gender equity rights are more readily recognised. However, recognition of gender equity is primarily dependent on feminist activism and union leadership. The paper argues that women's efforts to transform their unions into spaces that reflect and advocate for gender equity rights are critical to strengthening democratic citizenship in Mexico.

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Feminist Activism, Union Democracy and Gender Equity Rights in Mexico

Brickner¹

2010

J. Lat. Am. Stud.

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“…This relationship also weakened the ability of labor leaders to speak on behalf of rank-and-file workers and gave the state power to repress dissident unions. 8 In Mexico, labor revitalization requires a dual process of democratizing labor laws and labor unions. 9 As Ortiz's opening quotation suggests, it may also require that unions engage in Mexico's increasingly pluralist civil society and strengthen alliances with other social movements to promote socially just policies within and beyond the labor sphere.…”

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Gender conscientization, social movement unionism, and labor revitalization: a perspective from Mexico

Brickner

2013

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“…Les récents changements politiques et l'émergence de confédérations syndicales indépendantes ont ébranlé les arrangements institutionnels antérieurs (Bensusán et Cook, 2003). Suite à l'élection en 2000 de Vicente Fox du Parti conservateur (PAN), la rivalité entre les syndicats indépendants et la CTM a provoqué une crise du régime de relations du travail.…”

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L’action syndicale à l’international vue du Sud : du global au local ou du local au global?

Adanhounme¹,

Lévesque

2013

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Ce texte propose une relecture du débat sur l’action syndicale à l’international entre la construction de coalitions globales et le développement de réseaux locaux. Il se base sur le récit des représentants syndicaux du secteur minier au Ghana et au Mexique. Les stratégies syndicales sont saisies sous les trois dimensions analytiques que sont les espaces de l’action syndicale à l’international, les modes d’interaction et le cadre de référence. L’objectif de l’article vise à comprendre comment les syndicats nationaux naviguent entre le local et le global, et les facteurs qui les poussent et les attirent vers les espaces transnationaux.Alors que les deux syndicats sont engagés dans un processus de renouvellement de leur action, leur stratégie transnationale diffère : les Ghanéens sont engagés dans le développement de nouvelles aptitudes et de nouveaux savoir-faire et les Mexicains dans la construction des coalitions. Ces constats suggèrent que l’action syndicale à l’international est fonction des contingences nationales. Primo, le syndicat ghanéen intervient surtout au niveau continental africain et privilégie le développement des compétences locales et nationales. De son côté, le syndicat mexicain est présent aussi bien au niveau continental nord-américain que transnational, notamment dans des campagnes de solidarité. Secundo, les Ghanéens entretiennent de faibles liens avec les autres syndicats. De l’autre, les Mexicains sont engagés dans un large répertoire d’action avec les syndicats nord-américains et les fédérations internationales. Tertio, les Ghanéens conçoivent leurs intérêts sur la base d’une forte identité clanique et définissent leur engagement international en termes de ressources. Pour leur part, les Mexicains bâtissent des coalitions transnationales sur la base d’une identité de classe.Allant au-delà de la dichotomie entre le local et le global, les stratégies syndicales à l’international sont socialement construites et localement enracinées. Elles s’expliquent par la dynamique de l’économie politique dans laquelle se trouvent insérés ces syndicats et les structures d’opportunité transnationale à leur portée.Based on the account of trade union representatives from the mining sector in Ghana and Mexico, this paper offers a re-reading of the debate on transnational unionism between developing global coalitions and local networks. Trade union strategies are captured under three analytical fields: spaces of transnational unionism, modes of interaction, and frames of reference. The paper’s objective is to understand how national trade unions articulate the local and the global, and identify the factors that push and pull them into the transnational space.While trade unions in both countries have undergone a process of union renewal, their transnational strategy differs: Ghanaians are engaged in capacity building and Mexicans in coalition building. Strategies of transnational unionism are shaped by national contingencies. First, the Ghanaian trade union intervenes mainly at the African regional level throu...

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Political Transition and Labor Revitalization in Mexico

Cited by 16 publications

References 21 publications

Feminist Activism, Union Democracy and Gender Equity Rights in Mexico

Feminist Activism, Union Democracy and Gender Equity Rights in Mexico

Gender conscientization, social movement unionism, and labor revitalization: a perspective from Mexico

L’action syndicale à l’international vue du Sud : du global au local ou du local au global?

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