United we stand, divided we fall: poder de clase, cadenas globales de valor y estrategias sindicales en el parque de proveedores de Mercedes-Benz Vitoria-Gasteiz

Heras, Jon Las

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“…Trade unions' relative complacency in regard to these structural shifts, made them lose power in organizing and mobilizing the rank‐and‐file in collective bargaining. In many cases, CCOO and UGT were crucial actors in the negotiation of “competitiveness pacts” that introduced substantial dual‐wage‐scales and time‐flexibility (Las Heras ). This not only eroded the working conditions of a large share of the workforce, but it also fragmented class solidarity as senior workers benefited from wage increases while the new entrants saw substantial wage reductions.…”

Section: Once Again: In Times Of Crisis Dominant Spanish Unions Resormentioning

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When Corporatism Fails: Trade Union Strategies and Grassroots Resistance to the Spanish Economic Crisis

Heras¹,

Ribera-Almandoz²

2017

Journal of Labor and Society

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This article analyses the fragmented working class struggles that emerged in Spain after the eruption of the economic crisis in 2008–2010. Through the use of qualitative methods, such as in‐depth interviews and activist participant observation, the article traces the progressive institutionalization of the major Spanish trade unions—Comisiones Obreras and Union General de Trabajadores—, which during the crisis have prioritized the defense of social dialog over the adoption of more radical strategies. The article argues that the incapacity of institutionalized trade unions to organize an increasing proportion of displaced workers, including unemployed and precarious workers, has been challenged through the establishment of new, more inclusive grassroots forms of resistance and mobilization based on civil disobedience, prefigurative practices, and direct action.

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Section: Once Again: In Times Of Crisis Dominant Spanish Unions Resormentioning

confidence: 99%

When Corporatism Fails: Trade Union Strategies and Grassroots Resistance to the Spanish Economic Crisis

Heras¹,

Ribera-Almandoz²

2017

Journal of Labor and Society

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United we stand, divided we fall: poder de clase, cadenas globales de valor y estrategias sindicales en el parque de proveedores de Mercedes-Benz Vitoria-Gasteiz

Cited by 1 publication

References 13 publications

When Corporatism Fails: Trade Union Strategies and Grassroots Resistance to the Spanish Economic Crisis

When Corporatism Fails: Trade Union Strategies and Grassroots Resistance to the Spanish Economic Crisis

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