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This 5 page paper evaluates the author's point of view in respect to unionism in Guatemala. The author's views are compared with that of Karl Marx's. No bibliography.
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that everyone has the opportunity to get rich or become president, but most social scientists know that all people are not born with the same life chances. Marx believed that
no one should have to suffer poverty at the expense of the rich business owners. Interestingly, Marx wrote in a time period before unions, and before there would be a
multitude of laws to eradicate poor treatment of workers. Human rights and civil rights--something that had come about due to grass roots movements and unions--had dominated twentieth century thought. When
Marx wrote, people would toil in factories for long hours, for a mere pittance. Things were different in his time. Although Marxs ideas are rather extreme, there are other theorists
who take some of his notions and use them as a springboard for their own. One such author is Deborah Levenson-Estrada who wrote about the struggle in Guatemala for workers
rights. One can see the similarities between her view and that of Karl Marx but there are differences as well. Of course, anyone who applauds unions will likely see Marxs
ideology as something to grasp. Marxs ideas are classic in respect to how he looked at the struggle between the paid wage laborer and the capitalist. Levenson-Estrada (1994)
begins by talking about the 1940s and the labor movement to come about at the time. Through each successive decade the author explains how the Guatemalan trade union movement made
a difference. Of course, in Guatemala, the story is a bit more significant than in many other areas such as the United States. It was more violent and expressive, particularly
in the decades of focus and certainly in the tumultuous sixties. A major concern for historians of labor movements in general is working class identity and where and how
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