Intersindical Nacional Galega
Galician National Inter-Union | |
Intersindical Nacional Galega | |
Founded | 1977 |
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Dissolved | 1981 |
Headquarters | Santiago de Compostela, Galiza |
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Key people | , Secretary General. |
Affiliations | WFTU |
The Intersindical Nacional Galega (Galician National Inter-Union in English language) was a nationalist and anticapitalist galician union formed in March 1977[1] as a result of the merge of the Galician Workers Union, , , , and the . was elected Secretary General. The ING celebrated its first Congress in October 1977.[2]
In the first union elections of 1978 the ING became the third most voted union in Galiza, with 722 elected delegates (13.5%). In September 1980 the ING merged with the , achieving then the most representative union status, exceeding the 15% required and gaining 1,679 delegates (17.5%). In 1981 the union was refounded and renamed as the INTG.
References[]
- Beramendi, X.G. and Núñez Seixas, X.M. (1996): O nacionalismo galego. A Nosa Terra, Vigo
- Beramendi, X.G. (2007): De provincia a nación. Historia do galeguismo político. Xerais, Vigo
- Manuel Anxo Fernández Baz, A formación do nacionalismo galego contemporáneo (1963-1984), Laiovento, 2003.
Categories:
- 1977 establishments in Spain
- National trade union centers of Spain
- Trade unions in Spain
- European Trade Union Confederation
- Trade unions established in 1977
- Trade unions disestablished in 1981
- Socialism
- Galician nationalism