Research Article

HAK-IS: FROM A CLASS TO A TRADE UNION

Volume: 20 Number: 4 December 31, 2022
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HAK-IS: FROM A CLASS TO A TRADE UNION

Abstract

In late industrialized countries, the principles of social differentiation have tended to be projected in divisions in trade unions. Trade unions in Turkey have been largely affected by the dynamics of the modernization adventure and the unique aspects of industrialization and proletarianization. In this process, divisions in trade unions have overlapped with social cleavages. The present study addresses the establishment and growth of the Turkish Confederation of Hak Isci Trade Unions (Turkiye Hak Isci Sendikalari Konfederasyonu; Hak-Is) relying on class differentiations. While the formation of the social structure underlying the idea of Hak-Is is discussed within the Bourdieuan theory of class, its establishment and organization processes are scrutinized within proletarianization and the design and change of industrial organization. Thus, it may be claimed that the formation of the confederation has been initiated by the class-cultural divisions that dominate Turkey’s social sphere rather than the culture and identity-based organizations considered grounds for classlessness claims. The rise of Hak-Is is discussed in relation to union practices that are all compatible with the conditions dictated by the new industrial regime. Finally, the paper focuses on the confederation’s struggle practices in industrial relations and the class consciousness of workers adopting a religious identity. In this regard, it may be asserted workers develop alternative resistance strategies apart from their collective class identities.

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Details

Primary Language

English

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Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 31, 2022

Submission Date

October 28, 2022

Acceptance Date

December 1, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Volume: 20 Number: 4

APA
Temel, K. (2022). HAK-IS: FROM A CLASS TO A TRADE UNION. Journal of Management and Economics Research, 20(4), 178-208. https://doi.org/10.11611/yead.1196038
AMA
1.Temel K. HAK-IS: FROM A CLASS TO A TRADE UNION. Journal of Management and Economics Research. 2022;20(4):178-208. doi:10.11611/yead.1196038
Chicago
Temel, Kemal. 2022. “HAK-IS: FROM A CLASS TO A TRADE UNION”. Journal of Management and Economics Research 20 (4): 178-208. https://doi.org/10.11611/yead.1196038.
EndNote
Temel K (December 1, 2022) HAK-IS: FROM A CLASS TO A TRADE UNION. Journal of Management and Economics Research 20 4 178–208.
IEEE
[1]K. Temel, “HAK-IS: FROM A CLASS TO A TRADE UNION”, Journal of Management and Economics Research, vol. 20, no. 4, pp. 178–208, Dec. 2022, doi: 10.11611/yead.1196038.
ISNAD
Temel, Kemal. “HAK-IS: FROM A CLASS TO A TRADE UNION”. Journal of Management and Economics Research 20/4 (December 1, 2022): 178-208. https://doi.org/10.11611/yead.1196038.
JAMA
1.Temel K. HAK-IS: FROM A CLASS TO A TRADE UNION. Journal of Management and Economics Research. 2022;20:178–208.
MLA
Temel, Kemal. “HAK-IS: FROM A CLASS TO A TRADE UNION”. Journal of Management and Economics Research, vol. 20, no. 4, Dec. 2022, pp. 178-0, doi:10.11611/yead.1196038.
Vancouver
1.Kemal Temel. HAK-IS: FROM A CLASS TO A TRADE UNION. Journal of Management and Economics Research. 2022 Dec. 1;20(4):178-20. doi:10.11611/yead.1196038