Abstract

HAIDAR, Julieta. The study of the union economy. The case of the Argentinian guild Luz y Fuerza Capital Federal (1943-2003). Espiral (Guadalaj.) [online]. 2017, vol.24, n.70, pp.137-179. ISSN 1665-0565.

This article identifies and interprets the continuities and transformations in the material reproduction mechanisms of a union at different historical stages, under the hypothesis that the union economy is vital to understand the dynamics and strategies of trade unions. We use the concept of union material reproduction mechanisms and we analyze three dimensions: the level of complexity, its effects on organizational and patrimonial structure and its relationship with the workers political economy. We perform a case study in depth: the guild of Luz y Fuerza Capital Federal (LYFCF) of Argentina in three historical stages (1943-1976, 1976-1992, and 1992-2003). This article concludes that there is an analytical vacuum about union economy, and that this dimension is relevant in any union building and strategies defining.

Keywords : trade unionism; union economy; union material reproduction mechanisms; Argentina; Luz y Fuerza Capital Federal.

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