The Crisis of traditional labor unionism and alternative forms of trade union organization: the case of social movement grassroot unionism in Greece and Spain (ICPSR doi:10.17903/FK2/BPFEK2)

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Title:

The Crisis of traditional labor unionism and alternative forms of trade union organization: the case of social movement grassroot unionism in Greece and Spain

Identification Number:

doi:10.17903/FK2/BPFEK2

Distributor:

Κατάλογος Δεδομένων SoDaNet

Date of Distribution:

2022-04-20

Version:

1

Bibliographic Citation:

Soros, George, 2022, "The Crisis of traditional labor unionism and alternative forms of trade union organization: the case of social movement grassroot unionism in Greece and Spain", https://doi.org/10.17903/FK2/BPFEK2, Κατάλογος Δεδομένων SoDaNet, First edition

Holdings Information:

https://doi.org/10.17903/FK2/BPFEK2

Study Description

Citation

Title:

The Crisis of traditional labor unionism and alternative forms of trade union organization: the case of social movement grassroot unionism in Greece and Spain

Identification Number:

doi:10.17903/FK2/BPFEK2

Authoring Entity:

Soros, George (University of Crete)

Producer:

Soros, George

Date of Production:

2016-01-01

Distributor:

Κατάλογος Δεδομένων SoDaNet

Date of Distribution:

2022-04-20

Holdings Information:

https://doi.org/10.17903/FK2/BPFEK2

Study Scope

Keywords:

LABOUR MOVEMENT, TRADE UNION MEMBERSHIP

Topic Classification:

POLITICS, Conflict, security and peace, Political behaviour and attitudes, Political ideology

Abstract:

In recent years, dozens of grassroots unions have appeared in Greece, which are particularly attractive to both young workers and migrant workers. They are also committed to collective bargaining, deeply democratic and participatory, and attach great importance to the activism of the members that form their basis. (Kretsos, b., 2011, Vogiatzoglou, 2014) In Spain as in Greece, the two major confederations, UGT and CCOOs, miss the old days of collective bargaining, failing to respond to employer attacks and losing demobilized members. (Köhler and Jiménez, 2010, Roca, 2016). In contrast to the large unions, however, the smaller radical unions CGT, and CNT during the crisis significantly increased both their members and the ability to mobilize (Roca, 2016). These unions refer to anarcho-syndicalism and are divisions of the historical CNT of the civil war. Since in Greece we have the re-emergence of anarcho-syndicalism that dominated the labor union movement in Greece in its beginnings and other forms of alternative radical trade union action, we attempt through qualitative semi-structured interviews with members of grassroots unions in Greece and Spain. to their participation in the labor movement and even in institutionalized trade unions seeking to break with the dominant trade unionism. To see similarities and differences in how they experience the mobilization in basic trade unionism, their relationship with both the big unions and the wider social movements (feminist, ecological, etc.) and the prospects for the development of cinematic trade unionism especially in its current environment. acute economic and social crisis.

Time Period:

2011-01-01-2016-01-01

Country:

Spain

Geographic Coverage:

Barcelona, Madrid

Unit of Analysis:

Individual

Universe:

22

Methodology and Processing

Time Method:

Cross-section ad-hoc follow-up

Sampling Procedure:

Non-probability: Availability

Mode of Data Collection:

Face-to-face interview

Mode of Data Collection:

Telephone interview

Type of Research Instrument:

Semi-structured questionnaire

Data Access