ABSTRACT What happens when a trade-union becomes the main actor of the workplace democracy? Underlining the strong bureaucratization of the trade union field, studies on trade unionism seem to predict low potentials. The case of a cooperative takeover of a French company by the CGT union in the early 2010s gives us the opportunity to verify it empirically. firstly, we will see that while trade union bureaucratization allows the takeover of the company – thanks to professionalized organizers – it also constitutes an obstacle when setting up the main cooperative schemes, as shown by the lack of participation in general meetings. In a second phase, however, by placing members from each sector on the board of directors – from the reception to the printing presses and the sales department – the union sets up a ‘sociological democratization’ and thus creates a continuum of interactions between grassroots and executive board which constitute ‘worker control’ over the new management.

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（该）工会的力量：法国恢复工厂的工会主义和工作场所民主

摘要 当工会成为工作场所民主的主要参与者时会发生什么？强调工会领域的官僚化程度很高，对工会主义的研究似乎预测了低潜力。CGT 工会在 2010 年代初合作收购一家法国公司的案例让我们有机会对其进行实证验证。首先，我们将看到，虽然工会官僚化允许接管公司——这要归功于专业化的组织者——但它也构成了建立主要合作计划的障碍，如缺乏参加股东大会所表明的那样。然而，在第二阶段，