The Political participation in interpersonal relationships within a public hospital

Authors

  • Elsa Franke Roso Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
  • Paulo Antonio Barros Oliveira Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47456/argumentum.v13i3.32864

Abstract

This study aims to understand the contributing factors that influenced the political participation of government employees of a specialised state public hospital in Rio Grande do Sul, who distinguished themselves through their capacity to mobilise against a reduction of labour rights imposed by the state government. Using a qualitative exploratory research approach, fourteen civil servants and a union leader were interviewed. It concludes that the hospital workers’ political participation, mediated by both the union and institution collectiveness, was a crucial factor in overcoming the poor visibility of the issue and isolation within the work environment; they engineered interpersonal relationships, guided by notions of solidarity and mutual recognition, as a strategy of resistance in relation to labour insecurity within public service.

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Author Biography

Paulo Antonio Barros Oliveira, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

 

 

 

 

Published

29-12-2021

How to Cite

Roso, E. F., & Oliveira, P. A. B. . (2021). The Political participation in interpersonal relationships within a public hospital. Argumentum, 13(3), 148–157. https://doi.org/10.47456/argumentum.v13i3.32864