Trade union membership in the immigrant population. The case of CCOO in Catalonia

  • Pere Jódar Universitat Pompeu Fabra
  • Ramon Alós Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
  • Álex Boso Universitat Pompeu Fabra
  • Jordi Guiu Payà Universitat Pompeu Fabra
  • Daniel Garrell Centre d'Estudis i Recerca Sindicals (CERES) de Comisiones Obreras de Cataluña
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_CRLA.2014.v32.n1.44716
Keywords: immigrant workers, trade union membership, participation and mobilization, individual and collective action

Abstract

The mobilization of immigrant working population and its links to trade unions in destination countries remains a central issue for the sociology of work. The aim of this study is to describe the relationship between immigrants and trade unions departing from the case of the Workers' Commission (CCOO) in Catalonia. On the one hand, the study relies upon quantitative data to describe the evolution of immigrant workers membership in CCOO, by presenting the size and profile of foreign population affiliation. On the other hand, the qualitative data of the study, coming from focus groups and in-depth interviews with various trade union actors, reveal different discursive logics generated on immigrants’ trade union affiliation. The study examines also the effects the economic crisis on immigrants’ trade union membership.

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Jódar P., Alós R., Boso Á., Guiu Payà J. y Garrell D. (2014). Trade union membership in the immigrant population. The case of CCOO in Catalonia. Cuadernos de Relaciones Laborales, 32(1), 135-163. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_CRLA.2014.v32.n1.44716
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Vol. 32 No. 1 (2014): Monográfico: El trabajo familiar de cuidado en el marco del estado de bienestar
Section
Miscelaneus

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