Sinasefe

What Sinasefe does

SINASEFE — the Sindicato Nacional dos(as) Servidores(as) Federais da Educação Básica, Profissional e Tecnológica — is a Brazilian national labor union founded on November 11, 1988, that exclusively represents federal education workers employed by the Federal Network of Professional, Scientific and Technological Education. Its represented constituency includes teaching faculty (Docentes) at Federal Institutes (Institutos Federais), Colégio Pedro II, the Military Colleges (Colégios Militares), INES and IBC, as well as technical-administrative education workers (Técnico-Administrativos em Educação, TAEs). The union operates through 89 local sections (seções sindicais) covering all 26 Brazilian states and the Federal District, reaching approximately 28,000 dues-paying members out of an estimated 80,000 eligible workers, and is governed by an elected national directorate (Direção Nacional).

The union's business model is a single recurring revenue stream: monthly membership dues set at 1% of each member's salary, collected automatically via payroll deduction (consignação). It does not sell products or services commercially; its primary outputs are collective representation, labor agreements, and legal/political advocacy. SINASEFE engages in collective bargaining with the federal government, organizes national strikes and assemblies (e.g., 2022 and 2024 national strikes), coordinates with sectoral coalitions (Fonasefe, Fonacate, Fasubra, Andes-SN), and communicates with members through a WordPress-based website, weekly YouTube live broadcasts (plantão semanal), a weekly Boletim Semanal newsletter, and social media. Its 2024 strike produced signed agreements (Termos de Acordo nº 10/2024 and nº 11/2024) and ultimately the RSC-TAE decree (Decreto nº 13048/2026) regulating recognition of skills and competencies for technical-administrative workers.

Name

Sinasefe

Legal name

Sindicato Nacional dos(as) Servidores(as) Federais da Educação Básica, Profissional e Tecnológica

Website

https://sinasefe.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SINASEFE is a Brazilian national labor union founded in 1988 that represents federal education workers — including teaching faculty and technical-administrative staff — across 89 local sections in all 26 states and the Federal District, funding its operations through 1% salary-based dues.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Labor Union Services

NAICS

Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations (81393)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Employment & Labor Law (BPAHAAAD)

Keywords

• Labor union representation
• Federal education workers
• Collective bargaining services
• Public sector union
• Workforce advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Brasília

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Union Membership Dues: Union dues are collected via payroll deduction (consignação) at a rate of 1% of the member's salary. This is the primary source of funding for the union's operations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SINASEFE is a national labor union representing federal basic, professional, and technological education workers in Brazil. It delivers collective representation through salary negotiations with the federal government, legal protection for members, organization of strikes and labor actions, and advocacy for public education policy. Operations are conducted via 89 local union sections (seções sindicais) across all 26 Brazilian states and the Federal District, covering Federal Institutes, Military Colleges, Colégio Pedro II, INES, IBC, and former territories.

Product overview

SINASEFE operates as a national union organization for federal education workers, not a technology product company. Their digital presence consists of a WordPress-based website that serves as an information and communication portal for their members. The platform provides access to union news, campaign information (salarial campaigns, solidarity campaigns, vaccination campaigns), event information (CONSINASEFE, ENNIQ, ESCIME, Women's Encounters, Regional Encounters, National Plenaries), member filiation resources, and organizational documentation. The union represents workers from Federal Institutes, Military Colleges, Pedro II College, INES, IBC, and former Territories across Brazil.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Union Membership (Filiação Sindical) Voluntary union membership for federal education workers, providing collective representation, legal protection, and advocacy services. Members pay 1% of their salary via payroll deduction. Currently approximately 28,000 members out of a potential 80,000 federal education workers.
• Collective Bargaining and Salary Negotiation Representation of members in negotiations with the federal government on salary recomposition, career structure, working conditions, and benefits. Includes coordination of national strikes and mobilization campaigns.
• Legal Assistance (Jurídico) Legal counsel and representation for members facing workplace issues, rights violations, or administrative proceedings related to federal education employment.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successful negotiation of 9% salary increase in 2023 through collective action
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Fonasefe (Fórum das Entidades Nacionais dos Servidores Públicos Federais)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFonasefe is a national forum coordinating multiple federal public sector unions for collective action on salary negotiations, labor rights, and public service advocacy. SINASEFE participates actively in Fonasefe activities including joint mobilizations, salary campaigns, and legislative advocacy. The coalition conducts unified negotiations with the federal government on salary recomposition and working condition issues.
• Fonacate (Fórum Nacional das Carreiras Típicas de Estado)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFonacate is a coalition of career-based public sector unions that coordinate on salary negotiations and career restructuring. SINASEFE participates in joint activities with Fonacate for unified representation of federal workers.
• Fasubra (Federação de Sindicato de trabalhadores de Instituições Federais de Ensino)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFasubra represents technical-administrative workers at federal education institutions. SINASEFE coordinates with Fasubra on TAE (Técnico-Administrativo em Educação) issues, joint negotiations with MEC and MGI, and shared campaigns for career development and salary improvements.
• Andes-SN (Associação Nacional dos Docentes das Instituições de Ensino Superior)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAndes-SN represents university professors. SINASEFE coordinates with Andes-SN on joint education sector campaigns, salary negotiations, and shared advocacy for public education funding and working conditions.
• CONIF (Conselho Nacional das Instituições da Rede Federal de Educação Profissional, Científica e Tecnológica)minorOthersCONIF represents the administration side of federal education institutions. SINASEFE interacts with CONIF for negotiations on working conditions and institutional policies affecting its represented workers.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights8 records

Others

• Fonasefe (Fórum das Entidades Nacionais dos Servidores Públicos Federais): Coalition forum of national federal public sector unions, of which SINASEFE is a core member. Not a competitor but a coordinating body that conducts joint negotiations on salary recomposition — a structural ally that shapes SINASEFE's leverage environment.
• CUT (Central Única dos Trabalhadores): Major Brazilian labor central (union federation). Affiliation/coordination counterpart rather than direct competitor; sets broader labor political orientation that SINASEFE partially aligns with.
• Fonacate (Fórum Nacional das Carreiras Típicas de Estado): Coalition of career-based federal public sector unions coordinating on salary and career restructuring. Allied forum where SINASEFE participates for unified representation of federal workers.
• Força Sindical: Another major Brazilian labor central. Not a direct competitor to SINASEFE but part of the broader labor confederation landscape that influences national collective bargaining dynamics.
• CSP-Conlutas (Central Sindical e Popular): Alternative labor central that SINASEFE sections have historically aligned with. Thematically related counterpoint — same union confederation ecosystem, distinct political orientation.

Direct peers

• Proifes-Federação: Federation of federal education teachers' unions, including federal institute docentes. Direct peer because it competes for representation rights over the same federal teaching workforce that SINASEFE organizes, leading to recurring jurisdictional disputes.
• Andes-SN (Associação Nacional dos Docentes das Instituições de Ensino Superior): National union representing university professors across Brazil's federal higher education system. Direct peer because it organizes an adjacent slice of the same federal education workforce that SINASEFE engages with, and coordinates joint campaigns with SINASEFE on salary and public education funding.
• Fasubra (Federação de Sindicatos de Trabalhadores Técnico-Administrativos em Instituições de Ensino Superior Públicas): Federation representing technical-administrative workers (TAE) at federal universities — effectively SINASEFE's structural counterpart for the higher education TAE segment. Direct peer because both unions negotiate with the federal government on the same TAE career, salary, and RSC-TAE issues.

Broad incumbents

• CNTE (Confederação Nacional dos Trabalhadores em Educação): National confederation representing public basic education workers (municipal and state networks) — a much broader umbrella than SINASEFE's federal-only scope. Broader incumbent because it covers a larger but distinct education workforce with similar collective bargaining functions.
• CONDSEF/FENADSEF: Confederation/federation representing federal public servants broadly across ministries. Comparable in operating model (dues-funded union, national negotiation with federal government) but a wider scope than SINASEFE's education-only mandate.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

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