tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081320827566289783.post1784629957861428085..comments2024-02-19T16:54:06.139+00:00Comments on Trade unions and global restructuring: Urban Protests in Brazil: Unions Follow in the Wake of Popular Demonstrations.Andreas Bielerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08920020665441380498noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081320827566289783.post-4932017897355524612013-07-15T11:17:54.823+01:002013-07-15T11:17:54.823+01:00Since this blog post was published, Brazil’s union...Since this blog post was published, Brazil’s unions and social movements organized a massive day of action on the 11th of July. Though much smaller than the popular demonstrations, this action was projected across the length and breadth of the nation. Altogether, at least 100,000 militants took part in co-ordinated acts of protest in an area almost twice the size of the European Union. Workplaces were emptied, highways were blocked and public buildings were occupied, as the institutional Left appended its particular demands to the general call of popular protest. <br /><br />In a follow up to the above post, I have examined the relation between this action and the popular protests in June. On Dr Adam Morton’s blog (http://adamdavidmorton.com/2013/07/salad-revolution-but-no-passive-revolution-the-continuation-of-hegemony-in-brazil/) , I also attempt to summarise some of the early theoretical engagements with the popular protests. <br /><br />Phil Roberts<br />Andreas Bielerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08920020665441380498noreply@blogger.com