Electrician movement for the recovery of their work in the 21st century

Abstract

This research is devoted to the study of the socio-labor movement carried out by the Mexican Union of Electricians for the recovery of their work matter while ending the labor relations of 44,000 workers through a presidential decree that ordered the extinction of the parastatal company Luz y Fuerza del Centro. The main objective is the analysis of this movement, from the political-affective culture, decision-making, identity and collective subjectivities. Methodologically, we resorted to socio-historical analysis, supported by the techniques of life history research, group discussion, direct and participant observation and the support of various documentary sources. The main findings of this investigation were: a) various forms adopted in the construction of a political-affective culture that guided its collective action were detected; b) shed light on the analysis of decision making to explain the significance of rejecting the government's liquidation proposal; c) it was revealed that in the battle for the recovery of their labor source at the same time an identity-labor struggle was evident; d) a complex network of practices and actions was observed that formed a collective will to explain the successful maintenance of this movement.