A representação social de greve e seus impactos nos movimentos grevistas dos técnico-administrativos em educação na Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora

Abstract

This dissertation was developed in the Professional Master's Program in Public Administration of the Faculty of Administration and Accounting Sciences of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora and sought to understand how the social representation of UFJF employees' strike has impacted the strike movement. Strikes in the public sector are controversial phenomena, and can be considered as causing disruption to society or as an inalienable right. It is possible to verify in the institution the existence of strikes almost every year, some of which have a long duration. The research sought to understand the concepts and perceptions related to the strike movements. To that end, it relied on the Theory of Social Representations, which proves to be promising for a deeper understanding of social phenomena. It was identified the representation of the strikes from the perspective of the Technical-administrative in Education, who constitute the non-teaching personnel of the university. The word evocation technique was used to collect data. The research revealed that the social representation of strikes comprise, significantly, the idea of positive connotation fighting for rights, demonstrating that the servants understand them as protest movements. However, at the same time, they involve relevant negative connotations, such as the transformation into a simple opportunity to take time off on the part of the servers, in addition to the damages naturally caused to the academic community due to the discontinuity of the services provided due to the work stoppage. The main problems identified relate to the lack of dialogue and interaction among the servers and the lack of adequate information on the issues surrounding the strikes. As a possible strategy for action, it is suggested, especially, the promotion of dialogue and interaction among employees, through the creation of environments for discussion of issues concerning labor relations in an institutionalized manner by the UFJF administration. It is also recommended to provide adequate information to the servers and also the adoption of personal and professional training actions, related to the awareness, training and development. Such actions may be implemented by both the university administration and the union representative of the category.