Andorran Workers' Union
The Andorran Workers' Union is a trade union in the Principality of Andorra. It was established in 1990, and claimed several hundred members.[1] It was the first workers union in Andorra, the only European country in which the formation of this type of group was not allowed to be established, and it was intended to improve the working conditions and quality of life of the Andorran population. [2] It was the first union in Andorra. The government also did not allow it to legally form.[3] It had gradually become inactive, but it was reestablished in 2021.[4][5]
The constitution of the union professed an ideology of autonomous trade unionism. Since the General Council of Andorra considered the union illegal, it secretly set up a management committee on 14 June 1988. The union's founding congress was held on March 8, 1990. Present were the secretary general of the Unión General de Trabajadores, and vice-president of the ETUC; Nicolás Redondo, the leader of the Workers' Commissions; Marcelino Camacho, and, the secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation; Matias Hintercheid.[1]
The first executive committee was formed on Antoni Roig as general secretary,[1][6] Guillem Fornieles i Alacid as organization secretary, Cristian Cerdoya as international relations secretary, Dídac Subirats as press secretary and Josep Lluís Santos as trade union action secretary, in addition to four other national secretaries.[7] Guillem Fornieles i Alacid had presided as the leader of the organisation from 2019, or before, until he retired in 2021.[8] After being revived, it is being led by Christian Asensio.[4]
It had good relations with the Unió Sindical d'Andorra,[9] and the Podemos, until it was first dissolved in 2021.[10][11]
Leadership
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Mestre, Sílvia (1 May 2021). "L'Associació de Residents d'Andorra, l'origen del sindicalisme al Principat" (in Catalan). Ràdio i Televisió d'Andorra. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ^ "1990 Neix el SAT, el primer sindicat a Andorra" (in Catalan). Llibertat. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ "1990 Neix el SAT, el primer sindicat a Andorra" (in Catalan). Llibertat. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- ^ a b "El Sindicat Andorrà de Treballadors vol ser una organització viable" (in Catalan). Ràdio i Televisió d'Andorra. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- ^ "Els sindicats enviaran les conclusions de les taules de debat de l'1 de maig al Govern i al Consell General" (in Catalan). Ara Andorra. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- ^ "Mor Andrés Orihuela, sindicalista i lluitador pels drets dels immigrants" (in Catalan). altaveu.com. 30 March 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ Francés, Enrique (9 March 1990). "El obispo de la Seu pide libertad política y sindical para Andorra" (in Spanish). La Vanguardia. p. 59. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
- ^ "Acceptació dels empresaris de les mesures socials, mentre que els sindicats les consideren insuficients" (in Catalan). Agència de Notícies Andorrana. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ "El Sindicat Andorrà de Treballadors dona suport a l'USdA en la vaga dels funcionaris" (in Catalan). Ràdio i Televisió d'Andorra. 3 February 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ "Podem treballa per fer una llista nacional sense descartar integrar-se en una coalició preelectoral" (in Catalan). altaveu.com. 21 October 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ Solanelles, Toni (30 March 2021). "Podem Andorra es dissol" (in Catalan). altaveu.com. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
Bibliography
[edit]- ICTUR; et al., eds. (2005). Trade Unions of the World 6th Ed. John Harper Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9543811-5-8.
- Àlvar Valls Oliva (2006-12-18). Diccionari Enciclopèdic d'Andorra (in Catalan). Andorra la Vella: Fundació Crèdit Andorrà. ISBN 978-99920-1-629-9. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
