Na luta por direitos: os trabalhadores do Frigorífico Anglo de Pelotas e a Justiça do Trabalho (1943-1945)

Abstract

This dissertation focuses on the important aspects of the experience of Angelo workers in Pelotas during the first half of the 1940s, with emphasis on the work regime, values and conceptions of workers, relationships between employees and employers, judicial disputes around Of the labor relations emphasizing the work of the workers, foremen and bosses in front of the instances of the Judiciary. It seeks to understand how the Consolidation of Labor Laws (CLT) - aimed at regulating labor issues, especially working conditions and disputes between employees and employers - has been incorporated into the culture of local workers and used as a "weapon "In the confrontation with the bosses. The labor lawsuits that subsidized the research are part of the collection of the Labor Courts of Pelotas and the region, which is currently safeguarded in the Nucleus of Historical Documentation of the Federal University of Pelotas (NDH-UFPel). A total of 90 lawsuits were initiated by workers against Anglo, of which, those who contemplated the objectives of the dissertation were chosen. The study of the processes makes it possible to perceive elements constituting the conflicts and disputes passed in the Labor Court. On the other hand, labor records indicate practices and social relations that go beyond the legal framework, such as everyday experiences in the workplace.