O sindicalismo como práxis: desafios da formação humana em tempos de tormenta

Abstract

The objective of this work is to analyze the trajectory of Brazilian unionism from the 1990s to the present day, with a view to problematizing the human formation resulting from union praxis. If education is a process that extends beyond the walls of schools and universities, as advocated by Sousa Junior (2009); if knowledge is produced through collective acts; if the transformation involves the daily practices of millions of simple women and men, forming a material force; if, finally, all this is full of veracity, union action – as a political-educational praxis – occupies an important place in the processes of human formation. We chose to use bibliographical research as a methodology, since we examined some references listed as central, so that it would be possible to construct a problematization of the trajectory of trade unionism in Brazil, as well as to outline the controversies around the praxis and the human formation. We undertake analytical readings of Antunes (2018), Boito Junior (1999), Oliveira (2018), Kosik (1976), Sousa Junior (2009; 2010), Barata-Moura (1994), with a view to obtaining a global understanding of the suggested content and their possible meanings. It appears, as a result of this investigation, that the historical trajectory points to the constitution of a shy movement of social organization, in which it is not possible to look beyond the capitalist system. Even so, union praxis can improve in an attempt to move beyond the struggle for wage increases and hours reduction, forming a valuable perspective of education and contributing to the pedagogy of transformation, capable of essentially transcending the brutal exploitation system. where the working class finds itself. In this case, it is about understanding, in the tense social panorama of the 21st century, what are the challenges for human formation and, above all, what to do when we know that we are talking about times of hopelessness. In this perspective, we point out three challenges that we consider central: 1) to resume the centrality of social struggles; 2) weld the bonds of class belonging (classism); 3) recover the path of human emancipation.