Abstract
During the 1990s, the Argentine working class was hard-hit by the neoliberal offensive, which reversed many of the gains previously won. The decade saw a serious degradation of living conditions and an increase in inequality as a consequence of unemployment and precarious work. After the economic crisis of 2001, labor unions were strengthened by a decline in unemployment and the reactivation of collective bargaining. At the same time, the crisis generated a questioning of the traditional union leadership and the emergence of grassroots organizations (internal committees and bodies of delegates) that introduced democratic decision making to the workplace in accordance with developments at the time in the community assemblies, movements of unemployed workers, and recovered factories. During Néstor Kirchner’s presidency, these organizations led union struggles that had a strong political and social impact and even achieved coordination among themselves outside of the organic labor union groups. Durante la década de 1990, la clase obrera argentina fue muy impactada por la ofensiva neoliberal que revocó muchas de las ganancias previamente obtenidas. La década fue testigo de una degradación grave de las condiciones de vida y un aumento en la desigualdad como consecuencia del desempleo y el trabajo precario. Tras la crisis económica de 2001, los sindicatos fueron reforzados por una disminución del desempleo y la reactivación de la negociación colectiva. Al mismo tiempo, la crisis generó un cuestionamiento de la dirigencia sindical tradicional y el surgimiento de organizaciones de base (comités y cuerpos de delegados) que introdujo la toma de decisiones democrática a los lugares de trabajo en función de los acontecimientos de ese entonces en las asambleas comunitarias, movimientos de trabajadores desempleados, y las fábricas recuperadas. Durante la presidencia de Néstor Kirchner, estas organizaciones condujeron luchas sindicales que tuvieron un fuerte impacto político y social, e incluso lograron coordinación entre sí fuera de los grupos sindicales orgánicos.
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