Multiescalaridad y poder territorial como ejes de renovación en el sindicalismo portuario: el caso del Puerto Bahía de Algeciras

• Nazaret Castro Buzón ^[1] ; Hege H. Heivesta ; Beltrán Roca Martínez
  1. [1] Universidad de Cádiz

     Universidad de Cádiz

     Cádiz, España

     
• Localización: Cuadernos de relaciones laborales, ISSN-e 1988-2572, ISSN 1131-8635, Vol. 44, Nº 1, 2026, págs. 19-36
• Idioma: español
• DOI: 10.5209/crla.102215
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Multiscalarity and territorial power as axes of renewal of seaport unionism: he case of the Port of the Algeciras Bay
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  • español

    Este artículo estudia un caso de renovación sindical en el contexto portuario español, aplicando la perspectiva de la geografía laboral. A partir de entrevistas cualitativas, análisis documental y trabajo de campo etnográfico, analiza en clave espacial las estrategias de la Coordinadora Estatal de Trabajadores del Mar, un caso exitoso de revitalización sindical que ha logrado importantes cotas de representatividad. El artículo identifica dos elementos clave en el proceso analizado de revitalización sindical: el empleo de prácticas multiescalares y el desarrollo de poder sindical territorial, que, a su vez, se basa principalmente en cinco ejes: la horizontalidad organizativa, la orientación al conflicto, la cualificación de los oficios, control sindical y el fomento de la solidaridad intraportuaria. El conocimiento acerca de los vectores de renovación del caso de estudio puede ayudar a pensar sobre los límites y potencialidades para revitalizar a los sindicatos en otros contextos laborales más allá del portuario.

  • English

    This article examines a case of trade union renewal in the Spanish port sector through the lens of labour geography. Drawing on qualitative interviews, document analysis, and ethnographic fieldwork conducted between 2018 and 2024, it explores the spatial strategies employed by the Coordinadora Estatal de Trabajadores del Mar—a notable example of successful trade union revitalisation that has achieved substantial representativeness across Spanish ports. The analysis identifies two central dynamics in this process: the deployment of multi-scalar practices and the construction of territorial trade union power. This territorial power is built upon five key pillars: organisational horizontality, a proactive stance toward labour conflict, task-specific skill development, union control, and the fostering of intra-port solidarity. Understanding these vectors of renewal offers valuable insights into both the limitations and possibilities of trade union revitalisation beyond the maritime sector.

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