Os operários da Viação Férrea do Rio Grande do Sul: entre a radicalização e o consenso (1917-1936)

Abstract

This monograph aims to present a brief synthesis effort to understand the political role of the category of railroad workers of Rio Grande do Sul, with a focus in the city of Santa Maria, the main railway junction of the State, from 1917 - when there was a large and massive railway strike against exploitation of the foreign company, the Compagnie des Chemins du Fer Auxiliaire au Bresil - until 1936, when he developed another wall, which was born at the base, without support of the “official” union against breaking wage agreement with the State Government of Flores da Cunha. This thesis also seeks to understand the political strategies adopted by this category in the context of the class struggle of the period cut, understanding that this study illustrates an example of the role of workers in their struggles during the twentieth century.