Sindicato dos trabalhadores rurais de Muritiba e sua atuação na agricultura familiar

Abstract

This work has as theme rural syndicalism and family agriculture. The goal is discuss the role of the rural workers union in strengthening agriculture familiar. To achieve the objectives, a case study was carried out in the Union of Rural Workers from Muritiba, in the Recôncavo Territory, state of Bahia. They were interviews were carried out with 15 farmers who are members of the Union and with the president. We sought to analyze the Union's performance, based on the farmers' own perception The results point to the importance of the Union for strengthening farmers family members, as political subjects, despite the presence of welfare practices. O case study carried out also evidenced, from the notion of social capital, relations of trust and cooperation among members, important to think about strengthening of this organization representing farmers .