Reforma trabalhista: impactos no contexto sindical e nova negociação coletiva

Abstract

This article aims to analyze the consequences of the Labor Reform for Brazilian trade unions, focusing on the financial impact of the elimination of the union tax and how this has hindered union activity. In this regard, it provides a contextualization of the historical importance of trade unions in the expansion of labor rights in Brazil, as well as their objectives and functions, in order to understand what the Reform represented for Brazilian unions and workers. Furthermore, the article will also analyze the changes introduced by the Reform to collective bargaining, seeking to contrast them with the historical and doctrinal development of the institution. In this sense, it was found that the changes proposed by the Labor Reform created a contradictory scenario: while the new collective bargaining rules increased the need for strong unions, the elimination of the union tax significantly weakened Brazilian unions.