Nem sindicato, nem clube: o mutualismo da União Codoense

Abstract

Investigating the trajectory of “União Artística Operária Codoense” we can see other possibilities and forms used in the construction of class identity among workers in the city of Codó. One such possibility is the mutualism which in tum is a form of voluntary association of people for overcoming everyday problems related to lack of Services, especially welfare, by the State. This form of organization, a negative view for a while, there comes a certain period, being pioneered by researchers interested in the everyday worker. Being perceived the pinnacle of this associative experience during the Estado Novo formulated the question: Just how that moment was related to non union entities, such as the ‘União’? We look for the answer.