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Transnational labor action in Latin America: from the struggle against the Free Trade Area of the Americas to the return of labor relations
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2015-05Registro en:
Dobrusin, Bruno Nicolas; Transnational labor action in Latin America: from the struggle against the Free Trade Area of the Americas to the return of labor relations; Taylor & Francis; Labor History; 56; 3; 5-2015; 270-291
0023-656X
1469-9702
Autor
Dobrusin, Bruno Nicolas
Resumen
Neoliberalism was the hegemonic political and economic model in Latin America during the 1990s. The promotion of a Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) was a fundamental policy to extend neoliberal policies and foreign influence throughout the region. In a momentum built throughout that decade and into the 2000s, the trade union movement joined forces with social movements to create a counterhegemonic force using traditional and novel power resources. This alliance managed to defeat the FTAA and was a central force in supporting new center-left administrations throughout the region. The developments since that historic event have shown the relevance of political contexts and strategic outlooks for the long-term success in maintaining, or failing to maintain, such kinds of alliances.