Strategies of action by the Trade Unions and Employers during the Spanish Transition to Democracy: The construction of the Social Concertation Policy.
Abstract
This article focuses on the analysis of the main lines of action followed by employers 'and workers' organizations in the process of political transition to democracy in Spain. The social agents adapted their strategies to consolidate their position in the new framework of Labor Relations. Thus, while in the business sphere the concentration in the union is achieved, freedom prevails over unity, translating into the fragmentation of the representation of workers and the defense of a model based on social agreement, built during the framework of the Transition, which gave priority to the stability of the process and resulted in a series of improvements in working life conditions, as reflected in relevant studies on the matter, the press, magazines of business organizations and reports from the employers' association and testimonies.
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