Abstract

MIGUEL, Agustina  and  LUNA, Camila. The labor conflict of Aerolineas Argentinas during the management of Cambiemos (2016‐2018). Trab. soc. [online]. 2021, vol.22, n.37, pp.245-266.  Epub July 01, 2021. ISSN 1514-6871.

Since the arrival of the Government alliance “Cambiemos” in 2015, the precariousness of working conditions, the threat of layoffs and even the possibility of privatization became some of the problems overflying the national flag carrier Aerolineas Argentinas (AR). The changes implemented in Argentine’s aviation policy pushed the company’s unions to a permanent state of alert, with clear reminiscences of a history crossed by recurring and potentially terminal crises.

In light of this scenario, the questions that guide the research are drawn from two central questions: What implications did the changes in air trade policy pose for AR and its workers? What strategies were carried out by the unions in AR against the offensive of the government and the direction of the company?

In order to answer these questions, this article proposes to analyze the labor conflict in AR from the end of 2015 to the year 2018, a stage coinciding with the “Cambiemos” government.

The research is based on a qualitative methodological approach to the labor conflicts of the period, based on data from the Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security, newspaper clippings, union requests, company communications and the speeches published on social networks.

Keywords : Aerolíneas Argentinas; labor conflict; Cambiemos; Open skies; low-cost airlines.

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