“Pano pra manga”: experiências de luta, classe e gênero no cotidiano das trabalhadoras da Companhia Fiação e Tecidos Pelotense (1943-1974)

Abstract

Research about Social History of Work has contributed in a significant way to show the women workers and workmen’s reaction of capital-work oppressive relation. In this context, the present study analyses women workers’ from Pelotense Wiring and Tissue Company struggle, class, and gender experiences between the years 1943 and 1974 in the everyday factory life with the aim of comprehending its ways of resistance, noticing the law, justice trade union and women's support network role in the law notion conformation, justice, and women collectivity. In this way, the analysis has as a methodology basis the oral history and documental analysis, privileging quantity and quality interpretations from sources that include interviews, lawsuits, newspapers, and trade union documents. During the research it was verified that women workers had used different struggle mechanisms to overcome the everyday difficulties disposing the trade union representation, the use of Labor Justice and law, solidarity, or joining strikes. These joint experiences shaped perceptions from the own women workers conforming a class consciousness.