Rain of acronyms in the countryside: Agricultural unionism in the province of Valladolid during the Transition (1975-1980)

  • Jesús Ángel Redondo Cardeñoso Universidad de Valladolid
Keywords: Trade unionism, agriculture, Transition, Valladolid

Abstract

This article analyses the proliferation of professional agricultural organizations in Valladolid during the Transition. For this, it uses provincial and national press (El Norte de Castilla, El País), documentation of the Civil Government, and some oral testimonies. First, it carries out a brief bibliographic review of the general context of the agricultural unionism in Spain during the studied period. Then, the text analyses the background, creation, and first evolution of the agricultural unions created in the province of Valladolid after the Francoist dictatorship, and the integration of these farmers’ associations in the new agricultural trade union structure that existed between 1977 and 1980. The objectives of the article are to show that the farmers from the Duero basin led an intense union mobilisation during the Transition and that that unionisation was driven not only by progressive but also by conservative ideological groups.

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Published
2020-12-31
How to Cite
Redondo Cardeñoso J. Á. (2020). Rain of acronyms in the countryside: Agricultural unionism in the province of Valladolid during the Transition (1975-1980). Historia y Política, 44, 337-368. https://doi.org/10.18042/hp.44.12