The Unión de Trabajadores de la Industria Eléctrica y Riego (UTIER) —English: Electrical Industry and Irrigation Workers Union— is one of the labor unions that represents workers from the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority.[1][2] The union was founded on May 3, 1942 by thirty seven linemen in San Juan, Puerto Rico.[3] At some point it was affiliated with the Free Federation of Workers and the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations but it eventually unaffiliated and became independent.[3] Today, the union represents about 4,800 workers.[4]
| Unión de Trabajadores de la Industria Eléctrica y Riego | |
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| Founded | May 3, 1942 |
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| Headquarters | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Members | 4,800 |
Key people | Ángel R. Figueroa Jaramillo, Presidente Freddyson Martínez Estévez, Vicepresidente Miguel A. Nieves Ríos, Secretario-Tesorero |
| Website | utier |
External links
edit- utier.org - official site (in Spanish)
References
edit- ^ Autoridad de Energía Eléctrica vs. Unión de Trabajadores de la Industria Eléctrica y Riego, 2007 TSPR 47 (Supreme Court of Puerto Rico March 14, 2007).
- ^ Unión de Trabajadores de la Industria Eléctrica y Riego vs. Héctor Medina Torres, 2011 CD 01 (November 7, 2011).
- ^ a b "Breve Reseña Histórica de la UTIER" (in Spanish). UTIER. Archived from the original on May 11, 2013. Retrieved August 6, 2013.
- ^ "Prensa no podrá estar en las negociaciones de la AEE y UTIER". Primera Hora (in Spanish). October 25, 2012. Retrieved August 6, 2013.