O sindicato dos médicos de São Paulo: do golpe de 2016 até 2022

Abstract

The theme of this Course Conclusion Work are the guidelines and positions of the Sindicato dos Médicos de São Paulo (Simesp) in the period between the coup of 2016 and 2022. It is a political situation that condenses several crises: political, economic, social and health and that affects in particular the medical category. Therefore, primary sources published by Simesp (documents, magazines, newspapers, official social networks, videos) in the period 2016-2022 were consulted and interviews were conducted with the entity’s leaders. Our hypothesis is that the Sindicato dos Médicos de São Paulo positions itself before the political conjuncture as a typical trade union of the upper middle class to the extent that it defends the corporate interests, although it has also positioned itself politically in confrontation with national medical entities, CFM and AMB, in this adverse and conflictive environment. The results confirm that the Simesp that carries out strikes, acts politically, acting as an exponent of a meritocratic syndicalism.