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A History of Organized Labor in Uruguay and Paraguay
Robert J. Alexander
with the collaboration of Eldon M. Parker
Book Code: C7745
ISBN: 0-275-97745-5
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-97745-0
176 pages
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 3/30/2005
List Price: $102.95 (UK Sterling Price: £59.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • Alexander traces the trajectory of organized labor in Uruguay and Paraguay, beginning with the first appearance of workers' organizations there at the close of the nineteenth century. He compares and contrasts the labor movements that developed in these neighboring countries, chronicling their struggles with military dictatorships and the rise of economic liberalism.
    —Reference & Research Book News     August 2005
Description: In this volume, Alexander sketches the history of organized labor in the countries of Uruguay and Paraguay. He covers such topics as the role of organized labor in the economics and politics of these two countries and their relations with the international labor movement. It is based on extensive personal contacts of the author with the labor movements over almost half a century. It may seem unusual at first to have both of these countries in one volume because there does not exist anywhere else in Latin America such historical political disparity between neighboring countries as that between Uruguay and Paraguay. However, in spite of the political contrasts, there are certain similarities in the history of the labor movements of these two republics. In both Uruguay and Paraguay, the earliest organizations to be founded by the workers were mutual benefit societies, rather than trade unions. But in both countries, trade unions which sought to protect their members against employers began to appear. By the early years of the 20th century, these unions began to demand that employers negotiate with them, and there were an increasing number of strikes, attempting to make these demands effective. There were soon efforts to bring together the various trade unions into broader local, national, and international labor organizations.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • The First Half Century of Uruguayan Organized Labor
  • Uruguayan Organized Labor After World War II
  • The Paraguayan Organized Workers Before Stroessner
  • Paraguayan Organized Labor Under Stroessner and Afterward
  • Bibliography
  • Index
LC Card Number: 2004016714
LCC Class: HD6647
Dewey Class: 331
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