Abstract

BELLIDO DE LUNA, Daina. Influence of COVID-19 on revitalization strategies in two Chilean trade unions. A longitudinal case study. Rev. Cien. Soc. [online]. 2023, vol.36, n.52, pp.39-60.  Epub June 01, 2023. ISSN 0797-5538.  https://doi.org/10.26489/rvs.v36i52.2.

The article explores the effects that the recent COVID-19 pandemic has had on revitalisation strategies in two Chilean trade unions from the food manufacturing industry. Building upon a longitudinal case study from two company-level trade unions, with data collected before and during the pandemic, the research suggest that COVID-19 had an organising effect on the implemented revitalization strategies, where the trade unions had to be resourceful and organise beyond the workplace in order to continue representing workers and moving towards renewal. Data was collected before (2015 from 2018) and after (2020 to 2021) the COVID-19 pandemic, these trade unions. Consequently, the notion of a well-coordinated union among members originated, which, in turn, boosted union membership. Consequently, the pandemic brought changes to the form of some revitalization strategies that were being developed in these unions.

Keywords : trade union revitalization; COVID-19; health crisis; pandemic.

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