The UGT union has embarked upon a change in the make up of and a reduction in the size of its structure. Existing sectoral organizations will be merged into three major federations. The new UGT will be unveiled at the 2016 March congress and Candido Mendez its secretary general for the past 22 years will use the occasion to pass the baton to a new leader.
UGT embarks on structural change. 18 months after the other major union body the CCOO reorganized from within (c.f. article No. 8047) it is time for the socialist leaning union to move with the times and streamline its structures. The move for change stems from the April 2013 congress when the leader Candido Mendez launched a period of reflection for a simpler more nimble, active, and socially open union (c.f. article No. 130236). Given the seriousness of issues facing the body that have seen i
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