Reuters, 14/03 16:54 CET
The Secretary General of UGT Cándido Méndez, during his speech at the Second Consultative Assembly Confederal union ahoy held in Madrid. EFE
Madrid, Mar 14 ( EFE ) .- The secretary general of the union UGT , Cándido Méndez has advocated today by raising levels of transparency in the organization, using resources in a “more efficient” and eliminate “bad habits”.
Méndez has been expressed in this way during his speech at the Confederal closure of the Consultative Assembly of UGT , and added that “we must drink clean water and clean water only” and “eradicate bad habits.”
In this sense, the new ethics commission in charge of monitoring compliance with the recently approved ethical code of the organization, composed in part by people from outside the union, which “can help this task of eliminating evil referred habits “.
Méndez statements occur after this week, former member of UGT in the Supervisory Board of Caja Madrid Rafael Eduardo Torres testify before the National Court judge Fernando Andreu in the case of opaque cards Caja Madrid.
“In the crisis have learned that we are autonomous, but also that what happens to one happens to all, because we have an identity as UGT and we have to be very clear, “he said.
” Some believe that cutting off the head of the secretary general is eliminated headache, but that’s not true, “he said.
As for the negotiations with employers, Mendez said he will continue trying to repeal the labor reform and to consolidate the recovery,” workers have to regain some of their purchasing power. “
Like the sacrifice of wages and working conditions that have allowed workers and overcome the crisis, now needed to recover a portion of their power purchasing insisted
The Secretary General of the Federation Services ( FES-UGT .), José Miguel Villa, insisted shortly before the intervention Mendez anyone who did not belong to the former Caja Madrid or union representation spent “a penny” with black cards and said there there is “nothing more than an impermissible campaign against UGT.”
During Speaking at the Consultative Assembly confederal union, Villa again defended the actions of the former member of UGT in the Supervisory Board of Caja Madrid Rafael Eduardo Torres, one of the accused by the use of opaque cards, which claimed to have used yours exclusively for expenses related to his office.
As did yesterday in a statement, Villa explained that the costs incurred with the card’s made exclusively “delegates UGT , workers Caja Madrid and members of the unitary representation “.
” You can rest assured that we have not committed any crime “and therefore” no we will kneel “because” we believe we did the right thing, “he said Villa, adding” if the judge decides that what we have done is not right abide share it or not. “
The Assembly was convened by the confederal executive committee of the union, with the aim of promoting greater involvement of grassroots organizations in the organization, trade union structures and sections.
In addition to Mendez and Villa, many stewards intervened in the Assembly, including the secretary of organization and communication of UGT , José Javier Cubillo, or the General Secretary of the Trade Union Confederation of the Americas, Victor Baez, who responded to the questions of trade union officials on a variety of issues.
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