Confederación Intersindical Galega
The Galician Unions Confederacy (Galician: Confederación Intersindical Galega, CIG) is a trade union in that was created after the merge of two previous unions: the INTG and the CXTG. It has a Galician nationalist and socialist ideology and generally defends a combative labour model, as opposed to the perceived mild tactics of the other two main unions in Galicia, CCOO and the UGT. The union has organized 6 general strikes in Galicia since its creation.[1]
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| Full name | Galician Unions Confederacy |
|---|---|
| Native name | Confederación Intersindical Galega |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Members | more than 80,000 |
| Affiliation | WFTU |
| Key people | Paulo Carril, general secretary |
| Office location | Santiago de Compostela, Galicia |
| Country | Spain |
| Website | galizacig.gal |
Currently the CIG has 4,480 labour delegates (28.28% of the total)[2] and more than 80,000 members, being the largest union in Galicia both in membership and delegates.
CIG demonstration in Vigo
CIG logo
CIG in the International Workers' Day in Santiago de Compostela.
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-09-03. Retrieved 2014-08-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- A CIG xa é a primeira forza sindical en Galiza. Sermos Galiza, 29/06/2018.
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