ABSTRACT
The study analyzes from the perspective of work psychodynamics, the dynamics of the acknowledgement and the strategies used by firefighters in Rio de Janeiro before the negotiations for better wages and work conditions. This is a qualitative study, using interviews treated through thematic analysis. The results pointed that the lack of acknowledge can develop suffering for workers and affect their health. The military firemen, in dialogue with the managers, used a collective strategy to mobilize the population, which, through the judgment of usefulness, expressed the symbolic recognition that is able to boost negotiations.
KEYWORDS
Firefighters; Adaptation psychological; Occupational health