The Minister for Trade Union Relations was a

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position. The holder was considered a

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and was responsible for the relations between the

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and the

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(known as ''Sindicato Vertical'', the only union allowed during the

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). The position was active during the last years of the dictatorship and it was not just responsible for the relations with the Trade Union but the direct management of it. The minister chaired the main bodies of the Trade Union. Created by the Trade Union Act of 1971, the office existed until 1977 when the

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and of

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were approved and it started the process to disband the Trade Union Organization. Due to this, the powers of the office were transferred to the

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Powers

The powers of the office were: * To maintain communication between the Trade Union Organization and the Trade Unions ntegrated in the Trade Union Organizationwith the

and especially to propose to it the agreements and initiatives of the Congress and of the Executive Trade Union Committee. * To chair over the Trade Union Executive Committee and the Trade Union Congress and submit for its consideration the matters of competence of these Bodies as it deems pertinent. * To ensure that the Trade Union Organization and the Trade Unions that compose it conform in their performance to the provisions of the Laws and the basic principles that inspire the Spanish Trade Union Organization. * To appoint and remove or to propose, where appropriate, of the non-elective positions, after a report from the Trade Union Executive Committee or the corresponding collegiate body. * To propose to the Government the regulatory provisions that, under this Act, fall within its competence and adopt those attributed to it.

List of Ministers

References

{{Authority control 1971 establishments in Spain 1977 disestablishments in Spain Ministers without portfolio