A CRISIS IN LATIN-AMERICAN UNIONISM

Approaching from the concept of transition between development models, the article endeavors to frame the challenges now facing Latin Americ an unionism. On the one hand, it analyzes such short-term questions as trade liberalization as an element within this transition. On the oth er, it discusses some structural factors that affect the unions' abili ty to draw members, including the 'feminization'' of the labor market and changes in the distribution of the labor force in sector, spatial, and social terms. Lastly, it offers some operational alternatives tha t unions may put into practice in order to cope with this situation.