Sindicato dos Metalúrgicos de São José dos Campos e Região

What Sindicato dos Metalúrgicos de São José dos Campos e Região does

Sindicato dos Metalúrgicos de São José dos Campos e Região is a labor union organized under Brazilian labor law, representing approximately 34,400 metalworkers across roughly 1,000 factories in the Vale do Paraíba region of São Paulo state — covering the municipalities of São José dos Campos, Jacareí, Caçapava, Santa Branca, and Igaratá. The union is affiliated with CSP-Conlutas (Central Sindical e Popular – Conlutas), a national union confederation with 20 years of history, and operates under the leadership of President Weller Gonçalves and Vice-President Valmir Mariano. Its core constituency works in metalworking, manufacturing, aerospace and defense (Embraer, Avibras), automotive (General Motors, Caoa Chery), and telecommunications-equipment manufacturing (Ericsson).

The union's core offerings are services rather than products: collective-bargaining representation, strike organization, a specialized Legal Department (Departamento Jurídico) led by lawyer Aristeu Pinto Neto, legal defense and collective lawsuits, workplace safety advocacy, defense against layoffs and employer violations, and member benefits including PLR negotiation, vale-alimentação increases, health insurance protections, Colônia de Férias (vacation colony), convênio partnership discounts, and adjunct retiree services through Admap. Communication channels include the website sindmetalsjc.org.br, the APP Sindmetal SJC mobile application, WhatsApp, social media, the weekly Jornal do Metalúrgico newspaper, Revista O Metalúrgico em Família magazine, the Programa Em Movimento video program, and a weekly TV Band Vale program ("A Voz do Trabalhador").

The union's revenue model is built on mandatory and voluntary deductions: workers covered by collective agreements pay a 5% taxa assistencial (one-time/representative fee), regular union members pay 1% monthly dues, and supplemental income derives from Admap retiree services, Colônia de Férias rentals, convênio partnerships, and event-space rental at union headquarters. The union's organizing motion is community-led, anchored in factory-floor delegates, CIPA workplace safety representatives, and direct in-plant assemblies, with digital unionization (Sindicalização Online) supplementing traditional recruitment. Its track record includes the R$206 million GM electricians hazard-pay settlement (the largest labor action in Brazilian history), R$217 million recovered for workers in 2025 legal actions, and ongoing representation against major employer actions including a R$280 million Avibras collective lawsuit and strike defense against Parker Hannifin's announced closure.

Name

Sindicato dos Metalúrgicos de São José dos Campos e Região

Legal name

Sindicato dos Metalúrgicos de São José dos Campos e Região

Website

https://sindmetalsjc.org.br

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Sindicato dos Metalúrgicos de São José dos Campos e Região is a Brazilian labor union representing approximately 34,400 metalworkers across ~1,000 factories in the Vale do Paraíba region, providing collective bargaining, legal representation, strike organization, and member benefits.

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 industry

PRIMARYBPACAHAH

Workforce Compliance & Employment Law Risk Management (Local Labor Law, Tax, Statutory)

Business & Public Services/HR, Staffing & Recruitment Services/Employer of Record (EOR) & Global Employment / PEO Services

Keywords

• Labor union representation
• Collective bargaining services
• Worker legal services
• Metalworkers union advocacy
• Union membership services

Headquarters

HQ city

São José dos Campos

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership dues (Taxa Assistencial): The union collects membership fees from workers. For collective agreement signatories, a 5% taxa assistencial is deducted. Union members pay 1% through monthly dues throughout the year. The union also organizes social events and provides services like vacation colônia, legal assistance, and partnership benefits.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The Sindicato dos Metalúrgicos de São José dos Campos e Região is a regional labor union that represents approximately 34,400 metalworkers employed across roughly 1,000 factories in five municipalities of the Vale do Paraíba region in São Paulo state, Brazil. It negotiates collective bargaining agreements (Convenções Coletivas), provides legal representation and consultation to member workers, administers employment-termination homologation, operates a network of member-benefit partnerships (Convênios), and delivers communications and a member mobile application.

Product overview

Sindicato dos Metalúrgicos de São José dos Campos e Região is a labor union representing metalworkers in São José dos Campos, Jacareí, Caçapava, Santa Branca, and Igaratá. The union provides core services including legal representation through its Departmento Jurídico, collective bargaining agreements (Convênios), and member benefits through its vacation colony (Colônia de Férias). Its communication offerings include the weekly newspaper 'Jornal do Metalúrgico' and magazine 'Revista O Metalúrgico em Família', plus the mobile app 'APP Sindmetal SJC' and multimedia program 'Programa Em Movimento'. The union also offers online unionization services (Sindicalização Online) and event space rentals at its headquarters.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Representação Sindical e Negociação Coletiva

Quantifiable outcome

• R$ 206 million recovered for 485 GM electricians in largest labor lawsuit in Brazil
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CSP-Conlutas (Central Sindical e Popular)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 July 2026CSP-Conlutas is the national union central that the Sindicato is affiliated with. Three metalurgical leaders from the region (Herbert Claros, Antônio Ferreira de Barros 'Macapá', and Luiz Carlos Prates 'Mancha') were elected to the National Executive Secretariat for 2026-2029. The union participates in CSP-Conlutas campaigns including workplace safety, international solidarity, and broader labor rights advocacy. CSP-Conlutas celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2026.
• Trade unions and social movements coalition for Tribuna LivreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition of 13+ entities including CSP-Conlutas, Sindicato dos Trabalhadores dos Correios do Vale do Paraíba, Sindicato dos Químicos, PSTU, PCBR, Admap, and various neighborhood associations formed a Committee to fight for restoration of free speech rights at São José dos Campos City Council.
• Clube de Campo Luso BrasileirominorOthersPartnership providing free carnival balls and events for union members and dependents at the Luso Club.
• Electronics workers and community organizationsminorOthersGM electricians who won the R$ 206 million lawsuit donated 400 food baskets to Avibras metalworkers who were without salaries, demonstrating inter-union solidarity.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• União Geral dos Trabalhadores (UGT): Brazilian national labor central with broad sectoral and regional representation. Comparable in organizational form and dues-funded model, but operates as a wider portfolio across multiple sectors rather than specializing in metalworking.
• Força Sindical: Major competing Brazilian national labor central with historic links to organized industry. Comparable at the federation level as a labor umbrella organization, but with broader sectoral coverage and a more employer-engagement-oriented bargaining style than CSP-Conlutas; competes for affiliate unions nationwide.
• Central Única dos Trabalhadores (CUT): Brazil's largest national labor central — the dominant historical alternative to CSP-Conlutas. Comparable as a federation-level workers' organization, but operates broadly across sectors and political alignments rather than specializing in any single industrial vertical; competes with the union's central for affiliates and political influence.

Direct peers

• Sindicato dos Metalúrgicos do ABC: Brazil's most prominent metalworkers' union, based in the ABC Paulista industrial region (Santo André, São Bernardo do Campo, São Caetano do Sul) and representing workers at Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, Scania and historically Ford. Directly comparable as a sector-matched, São Paulo-state Brazilian metalworkers' union operating the same collective-bargaining, legal-defense and membership-dues model.
• Sindicato dos Bancários de São Paulo: Large São Paulo state labor union representing banking workers. Comparable in operational scale (multi-thousand members), revenue model (taxa assistencial + mensalidade), service bundle (Departamento Jurídico, Convênios, publications, mobile app) and CBA-driven bargaining model — a cross-sector parallel rather than industry competitor.
• Sindicato dos Metalúrgicos de São Paulo: São Paulo municipality metalworkers' union covering a large metro industrial base. Same vertical (metalworkers), same Brazilian labor-law (CLT) framework, same revenue model (taxa assistencial + mensalidade) and same representational bundle of CBA negotiations, Departamento Jurídico and Colônia de Férias.
• CSP-Conlutas (Central Sindical e Popular): The independent national labor central that SindmetalSJC is itself affiliated with. Comparable as a federation-level workers' organization aggregating multiple sector and regional unions, and as the political/strategic counterweight to CUT, Força Sindical and UGT in Brazilian labor politics.

Emerging players

• Intersindical: Newer Brazilian labor central emerging from dissident CUT factions. Comparable in function as a national federation of unions, with a comparable political stance to CSP-Conlutas; competes for affiliates from the same independent/left-of-CUT spectrum.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/sindmetalsjc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sindicato-dos-metal%C3%BArgicos-de-s%C3%A3o-jos%C3%A9-dos-campos-e-regi%C3%A3o

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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