A representatividade como requisito intrínseco da representação processual adequada na tutela coletiva de direitos dos trabalhadores : análise sob uma perspectiva sociológica do direito

Abstract

The procedural representation is a theme that raises debates when studying the collective protection of rights, given the need for this to happen in the best possible way to ensure the protection of those who are not directly present in the process. Thus, this thesis aims to suggest criteria for the judicial review of the appropriate procedural representation by the magistrate, on a model of collective procedure for the protection of fundamental rights of working people, considering the various actors involved, their representativeness across the group and the peculiarities of the labor subsystem. The methodology of this qualitative study involved the analysis of concepts, institutes and theories under a sociological perspective of law. Initially were pointed theoretical paradigms to guide the work, followed by the analisys of the institution of collective protection in the english, american, italian and brazilian systems, in order to highlight commonalities and contributions to the adequate procedural representation. In a second moment, this work studied the Brazilian trade union movement in order to understand their part in the conduct of collective movements, whether judicial or extrajudicial, considering the central role of trade unions in collective defense of labor rights, in the light of the contents of the provisions of the article 8, paragraph III of the 1988 Brazilian Constitution. Ultimately it was proposed a collective protection model for labor rights through different categories: the representation by unions in labor court rules; the representation by unions in metaindividual labor jurisdiction; and the representation by an individual group member, whereas in each of the proposals was discussed the need for representativity as a requirement for proper procedural representation. The conclusion of this study is that representativeness does not ensure adequate procedural representation, but qualifies the process and makes possible the representation by the individual member of the group when it comes to protecting the environment of the work, given the existence of constitutional provision for its defense by popular action.