Nursing workers: achievement of formalization, hard work and collective action dilemas

The singularity of the collective action of nursing categories in sociopolitical participation is the subject of our analysis. This paper attaches the compelling factors of social origin and aspects of the labor market to the political action of professionals. Based on the analytical association of...

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Published in:Ciência & saude coletiva 2020-01, Vol.25 (1), p.113
Main Authors: Souza, Helton Saragor de, Mendes, Áquilas Nogueira, Chaves, Alessandro Rodrigues
Format: Article
Language:eng ; por ; spa
Subjects:
Analysis
Ascent
Collective action
Labor
Labor market
Mathematical analysis
Nurses
Nursing
Nursing research
Politics
Surveys
Workers
Working conditions
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Summary:The singularity of the collective action of nursing categories in sociopolitical participation is the subject of our analysis. This paper attaches the compelling factors of social origin and aspects of the labor market to the political action of professionals. Based on the analytical association of the extended case method, we articulated the interpretation of the database of the Brazilian Nursing Profile Survey, specifically, in the light of socioeconomic identification, labor market, and working conditions, with an ethnographic study and semi-structured interviews in three hospital units. The bibliographic review shows the incorporation of these individuals without underestimating their particularity: the historical process of proletarianization in the Brazilian social formation, the inclusion of women in the labor market, and the relationship with unions. The history of workers based on inexperience in actions of resistance or union representation associated with the valorization of employment as a social ascent results in asymmetrical work regimes, a hindering element to coordinated actions, a fundamental aspect for the improvement of working conditions.
ISSN:1413-8123
1678-4561
DOI:10.1590/1413-81232020251.29172019