Labor unrest in Argentina, 1930-1943

In: Latin American research review: LARR ; the journal of the Latin American Studies Association (LASA), Band 28, Heft 1, S. 7-40

Abstract

This article seeks to contribute to the ongoing historical reevaluation of the interwar period in Argentina by offering new insights into the changes undergone by the labor movement between the coups of 1930 and 1943. It presents original data on labor unrest during this period to demonstrate that a wave of strikes in the mid-1930s revealed that workers in virtually all labor sectors were adopting industry-wide forms of action and organization and pursuing state mediation to press their demands