La dinámica sindical en el subterráneo de Buenos Aires en un contexto de diversidad sindical

After having had a conflictive relationship for several years with the leading of its union, the Unión Tranviarios Automotor (UTA), a major fraction of the Buenos Aires subway workers decided -by 2008- to split and form a new union, the Association of Subway and Premetro Workers (AGTSyP). This confi...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Estudios sociales contemporáneos
Main Author: Cresto, Jorge Daniel
Subjects:
Online Access:https://bdigital.uncu.edu.ar/fichas.php?idobjeto=5262
Description
Summary:After having had a conflictive relationship for several years with the leading of its union, the Unión Tranviarios Automotor (UTA), a major fraction of the Buenos Aires subway workers decided -by 2008- to split and form a new union, the Association of Subway and Premetro Workers (AGTSyP). This configured in this workspace an original situation of union diversity. On union diversity there are various positions taken. Probably the most widely spread on the subject is that which maintains that the presence of more than one union in a particular workplace weakens union power from the state and employers. However, there are other interpretations which argue that while it is desirable, does not necessarily weaken Labor against Capital and State. In this paper we analyze the dynamics of the Buenos Aires underground union in a context of diversity, interrogating specially on the effects that this has for the workforce. In this direction, we will analyze the vast conflict on the 2012 joint.