Unión General de Trabajadores

The Unión General de Trabajadores (UGT ) is a 1888 founded in Barcelona by Pablo Iglesias union originally Marxist variety.

History

She had during the 2nd Republic a strong political influence, especially in Madrid. The UGT was geared from the outset closely with the 1879 also launched by Pablo Iglesias Socialist Workers Party (PSOE ). Between the Marxist UGT and the anarchist trade union Confederación Nacional del oriented competition Trabajo there was before and during the Spanish Civil War frequent conflicts.

After the end of Franco's regime, the UGT was readmitted in 1977 and is now the largest membership of any trade union of Spain before the Comisiones Obreras ( CCOO ) and has according to the CC. OO. the second highest number of union delegates.

Function

In addition to the trade union work, the organization acts as an employment agency today, which mediates jobs and sought to integrate people who have difficulties to find a regular job. The UGT competes with state employment agencies and other public organizations that are also in the hands of trade unions for the part. A special target group for the placement of the UGT are immigrants.