Função social dos sindicatos: o impacto da retirada da compulsoriedade da contribuição sindical nos sindicatos representantes dos trabalhadores de João Pessoa

Abstract

The objective of the present work is to investigate the impacts borne by representative unions of workers whose territorial base covers the municipality of João Pessoa and its respective metropolitan region, felt as a result of the withdrawal of the compulsory payment of the Union Contribution, a measure resulting from Law 13.467/17 , enacted in July 2017 and effective in November of the same year, through a study of the history and legal nature of the cash benefit in question, as well as interviews with union leaders, who, in addition to the impacts suffered by the entities of which they are leaders, reported the challenges of maintaining union activity in this context and the prospects for strengthening the union movement in the face of the scenario currently faced, vital for the survival of the movement itself.