A ação coletiva dos trabalhadores em tempo de crise : o movimento sindical urbano de Santa Cruz do Sul (1980-2000).

Abstract

This study proposes to discuss issues related to the Trade Union Movement in Santa Cruz do Sul and their importance for the regional development. So, it analyzes the rise and crisis of trade unionism in Brazil crossing with the debate on the crisis in the world: how the New Unionism in the city does emerges and develops, how is their political and ideological relationship with other Union Movements and the relation between union and party. So it is shown that is possible to note the importance of this segment in the development of the city and the region, considering the little theoretical/academic production on this topic. However, by recognizing its importance we still look also to the problems faced by the workers organization, their mistakes, their advances and setbacks, because it’s inside this dialectical movement that the identity of the working class is built.