Abstract

MORRIS, Belén; BARRERA INSUA, Facundo; BELIERA, Anabel  and  FERNANDEZ MASSI, Mariana. How much bargaining power does a union have? Reflections based on the sectorial analysis. Estud. trab. [online]. 2021, n.62, pp.107-141. ISSN 0327-5744.

The concept of union bargaining power problematizes the actions of workers and their result on the dynamics of wages. Recently, new lines of work have explored the sources and results of union power based on the concepts of structural and associative power. In this direction, this article investigate: how does the power of workers and their organizations influence salary negotiations? Here we compare the sources of power of the Food Workers' Union, the Metallurgical Workers' Union of Argentina and the Union of Plastic Workers and Employees. Then, we relate them to the use of power (wage conflicts) and the dynamics of the wage agreements signed between them. 2011 and 2019. The national Input-Output Tables (2004), wage agreements endorsed by the Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security (MTEySS), the database of labor conflicts (MTEySS), and journalistic press are used as data sources. We will show that the relationship between structural power and associative power is not necessarily linear and that, in these cases, structural power is predominant in the results of wage bargaining.

Keywords : Unions; Wages; Associative power; Structural power.

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