Adufg Sindicato

What Adufg Sindicato does

Adufg - Sindicato dos Docentes das Universidades Federais de Goiás (operating as Adufg-Sindicato) is a private, nonprofit labor union headquartered in Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil, representing professors at the three federal universities in the state: UFG (Universidade Federal de Goiás), UFJ (Universidade Federal de Jataí), and UFCAT (Universidade Federal de Catalão). Founded as the legally designated bargaining unit for this occupational group, the union operates under a federated model, affiliated with PROIFES-Federação at the national level and CUT-GO (Central Única dos Trabalhadores de Goiás) at the state level. It is governed by an elected board of directors serving three-year terms, with the current leadership (elected May 2025 for the 2025-2028 triennium) headed by President Geovana Reis.

The union's service portfolio spans legal advisory (Assessoria Jurídica, including class actions such as the 3.17% salary adjustment lawsuit conducted via Silva Dias Advogados Associados), health and wellness services (Espaço Saúde offering Pilates, yoga, psychological services, physiotherapy; health insurance guidance), benefits and partnerships (Benefícios e Convênios), and a broad cultural and educational program including weekly cultural events (Terça Cultural, Quarta Cultural, Sextart), a 14-year-old choir (Coral Vozes do Adufg), an annual Arraiá festival, podcast series (PodAdufg), a monthly newspaper (Jornal do Professor), a community library (Biblioteca Comunitária Adufg/Libris in partnership with UFG), and an environmental reserve (RPPN). The organization distributes these services through a headquarters in Goiânia and three branch offices in Jataí, Catalão, and Cidade de Goiás, supplemented by the mobile outreach program "Adufg Perto de Você" that visits university campuses.

The business model relies on mandatory union contributions (contribuição sindical) and member dues from the defined population of federal university professors in Goiás. With approximately 1,694 participating members in the 2025 election (1,230 active and 464 retired professors) and a lean staff of 23 employees, the union operates as a service-oriented membership organization rather than a revenue-generating enterprise. The 23-person workforce delivers core bargaining, legal, administrative, and communications functions, while cultural and wellness programming is sustained through partnerships and volunteer member engagement.

Name

Adufg Sindicato

Legal name

Adufg - Sindicato dos Docentes das Universidades Federais de Goiás

Website

https://adufg.org.br

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Adufg Sindicato is a nonprofit labor union headquartered in Goiânia, Brazil, representing professors at the three federal universities in Goiás (UFG, UFJ, UFCAT). It provides legal advisory, health and wellness services, cultural programming, and collective bargaining for its approximately 1,700 members.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Goiânia

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Adufg Sindicato is the labor union representing professors at the federal universities of Goiás (UFG, UFJ, and UFCAT). It provides collective bargaining, legal defense, political advocacy, and member services for academic faculty, operating as an affiliated entity of the PROIFES-Federação and CUT-GO federations.

Product overview

Adufg-Sindicato is a union organization representing professors at federal universities in Goiás, Brazil. Rather than a technology product company, it provides member services including legal advisory, health insurance guidance, wellness programs (Espaço Saúde), cultural events (Terça Cultural, Quarta Cultural, Sextart, Arraiá do Adufg), educational resources (Biblioteca Comunitária Adufg/Libris), performing arts groups (Coral Vozes do Adufg, Grupo Travessia), media content (PodAdufg podcast, Adufg-Reporter, Programa Trajetória), environmental conservation (RPPN, Espaço de Educação Ambiental), outreach programs (Adufg Perto de Você), and a monthly newsletter (Jornal do Professor). The organization also operates a campestre (recreational property) and offers benefits through partnerships (Benefícios e Convênios).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Jornal do Professor: Publication of Adufg-Sindicato featuring news about professors and federal universities in Goiás

Products and services

• Union membership for federal university professors
• Collective bargaining and labor representation
• Legal defense for faculty members

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• PROIFES-FederaçãocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdufg-Sindicato is a member of PROIFES-Federação (Federação de Sindikatos de Professores de Instituições de Ensino Superior), the national federation representing university professors. Through this affiliation, Adufg participates in collective bargaining negotiations, national policy advocacy, and the PROIFES Conselho Deliberativo.
• CUT-GO (Central Única dos Trabalhadores de Goiás)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdufg-Sindicato is affiliated with CUT-GO, the largest trade union central in Brazil's labor movement. CUT-GO coordinates labor actions across multiple sectors in Goiás, and Adufg participates in joint campaigns and policy positions through this affiliation.
• Silva Dias Advogados AssociadoscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLaw firm responsible for conducting the 3.17% salary adjustment lawsuit (ação dos 3,17%) for union members. Provides legal representation and updates on class action progress for affected professors.
• Libris/UFGmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with the UFG Library System (Libris) to operate the Biblioteca Comunitária Adufg/Libris, a community library serving union members, students, and the general public with books, reading activities, and educational programs.
• UFG - Universidade Federal de GoiáscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary university represented by the union. Adufg-Sindicato maintains offices and provides services in partnership with UFG campuses, including the Espaço Saúde facility and various outreach programs.
• UFJ - Universidade Federal de JataícoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal university in Jataí represented by the union. Adufg maintains presence and provides services at the UFJ campus, including a branch office.
• UFCAT - Universidade Federal de CatalãocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal university in Catalão represented by the union. The 3rd Vice President Ricardo Moura represents UFCat professors on the Adufg board.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• SindUFTMPA - Sindicato dos Docentes da UFPA: Teacher union for Federal University of Pará professors. Same legal nature (sindicato), federal-university scope, federated affiliation pattern and member-service offering as Adufg.
• ADUFBA - Associação dos Docentes da Universidade Federal da Bahia: Federally-affiliated union for UFBA faculty with a comparable mission, dues-based funding and member-services portfolio (legal, cultural, communications). Functionally analogous to Adufg at a different federal university.
• APUFPR - Sindicato dos Professores da Universidade Federal do Paraná: Federally-affiliated teachers' union for UFPR professors in Paraná. Same legal nature, dues-funded model, federated affiliation (PROIFES), and member-service portfolio as Adufg.
• ADUNB - Associação dos Docentes da Universidade de Brasília: UnB faculty association offering a similar portfolio of representation, legal, health, cultural and communications services. Same governance template (elected directorate, triennial terms) and federal-university membership base as Adufg.
• ADUFRJ - Associação dos Docentes da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro: Union/association representing UFRJ professors with comparable services (legal advisory, health plans, cultural events, communications). Direct functional peer within the same national federation system.
• ADUFF - Sindicato dos Docentes da Universidade Federal Fluminense: Federally-affiliated union representing professors at UFF in Rio de Janeiro. Closely comparable to Adufg in mission, member services (legal, health, cultural), federated structure and single-state focus.
• ADUSP - Associação dos Docentes da Universidade de São Paulo: Largest university-professor association in Brazil, representing USP faculty. Same union/association model with representation, legal, health, cultural and communications services — at a much larger scale than Adufg.

Broad incumbents

• ANDES-SN (Sindicato Nacional dos Docentes das Instituições de Ensino Superior): The largest national federation of public university professor syndicates in Brazil. Direct category peer to Adufg as a teachers' union for higher-education faculty, but operating at national scale rather than the single-state Goiás scope.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@adufgsindicato
• Facebookfacebook.com/adufg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/adufg-sindicato

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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