Impactos da crise no setor calçadista: sindicato, greves e busca por direitos trabalhistas em São Leopoldo/RS (1998-2000)

Abstract

This study aims to investigate how the Footwear Workers' Union of São Leopoldo (RS), between 1998 and 2000, acted in what can be described as the struggle for the rights of workers in the footwear sector. The main focus is the crisis that affected the sector, especially in the Vale dos Sinos region, leading to factory closures and mass layoffs. This research seeks to analyze the actions of the Footwear and Apparel Workers' Union of São Leopoldo and Portão, particularly in the context of this crisis, unemployment, and the pursuit of workers' rights. It aims to contextualize the subject using existing literature, including books and articles on the topic, as well as archived documents from the period, provided by the Footwear and Apparel Workers' Union of São Leopoldo and Portão. The analysis encompasses sources such as the union's newspapers and pamphlets, O Martelo, archived by the Union and the São Leopoldo Municipal Archive, in addition to historiographical dialogues, hemerographic sources, and previously published articles and theses.