Workers' movement and trade unions. An Analysis from the Religious press in Late Francoism
Abstract
In February 1971 the Trade Union Law 2/1971 was published. It was a disposition that only contained administrative innovations, without establishing freedom of association and citizen participation. In the last years of Franco's regime, some collectives had emerged to defend workers' rights through strikes and demonstrations. The Social Doctrine of the Church also defended their rights, and some Christian sectors participated in the revolts. Religious journalism at that time had this issue on its agenda. So did Vida Nueva, one of the most prominent social and religious weekly magazines in the Catholic press. This research analyses the workers' movement, trade union rights, and their impact on Spanish society and the Church. It has been studied in the editorials of Vida Nueva from 1968 to 1975. The conclusions of the study reveal the proposals of the magazine aimed at the defence of the working world, the promotion of freedom, the autonomy, and the representativeness of trade unions.
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