Tunisia is frequently hailed as the embodiment of a triumphant revolution owing to the popular protest movements that paved the way for the beginning of a democratic transition. Since Ben ?Ali’s ouster, Tunisia has launched a series of social and political democratic reforms that have set it apart from many of its neighbors in the region. Nonetheless, despite remarkable socio-political achievements, the number of civic protests and social movements has been rising throughout the country. According to the Tunisian Forum of Economic and Social Rights (FTDES), in 2018, no less than 9356 social protests took place. In this context, my analysis focuses on one major participant in these social movements, the Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT), and the new forms of mobilization and strategic learning adopted by its extensive assemblage of actors. I demonstrate, firstly, that the soaring number of social movements in Tunisia is the consequence of both the broadening of civic space as a result of the newly adopted democratic legislative reforms, as well as a backlash against the inability of this system to respond to the entrenched socio-economic inequalities and power structures negatively affecting large segments of the population. Secondly, examining the activities of one of Tunisia’s most historic social movement actors, I work towards demonstrating that the UGTT is not a homogeneous entity. In the post-Ben ?Ali era, its various branches (from the executive bureau all the way down to its local offices) are leveraging their position within newly opened political spaces to further objectives not tenable under an authoritarian system. To better understand the new modes of mobilization adopted by the UGTT, it is imperative to take into account the new structures within which different groups inside the organization must now operate, and the ways in which this structure is giving rise to new political and economic objectives.