Collective action, bargaining and alliances behind the Social Emergency Act
Abstract
The article describes the struggle process of the organizations
of workers of the popular economy in relation to
the Social Emergency Law of 2016, and its institutional
results. Its relevance is signed by its exceptionality: its approval in a context marked by the regression of popular
struggles. The analysis is sustained in a corpus of newspapers
articles and the documents related to the legislative
procedure. Three moments may be distinguished: the creation
of alliances and demand formulation; the legislative
process; and the actions related to the implementation.
The struggle process is characterized by the articulation
with trade unions and the Catholic Church; the combination
of direct and institutional actions; and the simultaneous
demand to the Legislative and Executive powers.
