https://internationalviewpoint.org/ International Viewpoint, the monthly English-language magazine of the Fourth International, is a window to radical alternatives world-wide, carrying reports, analysis and debates from all corners of the globe. Correspondents in over 50 countries report on popular struggles, and the debates that are shaping the left of tomorrow. en SPIP - www.spip.net https://internationalviewpoint.org/local/cache-vignettes/L144xH25/siteon0-da713.png?1745245334 https://internationalviewpoint.org/ 25 144 https://internationalviewpoint.org/Trade-Union-Power-and-Democratic-Transition-in-Tunisia-The-UGTT-A-Unique-Story https://internationalviewpoint.org/Trade-Union-Power-and-Democratic-Transition-in-Tunisia-The-UGTT-A-Unique-Story 2018-06-19T10:41:40Z text/html en Sami Adouani and Saïd Ben Sedrine Tunisia Trade unions/workplace organizing Arab Revolutions <p>In the wake of the collapse of the dictatorship in Tunisia, the Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT) constituted a key player in ensuring the country stayed on track for a peaceful transition to democracy. This article is intended as a guide facilitating better understanding of the UGTT's power which allowed the trade union to assert itself and serve as a balancing force in a national context marked by strong political competition and significant social instability. In this context, the authors explore the origins of the UGTT's power and analyse how these power resources were articulated and combined in the national dialogue (between October 2013 and November 2014), a process that allowed the country to extricate itself from the political impasse, earning the UGTT and three other civil society organisations the Nobel Peace prize in 2015</p> - <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/-Features-" rel="directory">Features</a> / <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-Tunisia-+" rel="tag">Tunisia</a>, <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-Trade-unions-workplace-organizing-+" rel="tag">Trade unions/workplace organizing</a>, <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-Arab-Revolutions-+" rel="tag">Arab Revolutions</a>