The ''Unión de Trabajadores de la Industria Eléctrica y Riego'' (UTIER) —English: ''Electrical Industry and Irrigation Workers Union''— is one of the

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s that represents workers from the

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. The union was founded on May 3, 1942 by thirty seven

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. At some point it was affiliated with the

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and the

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but it eventually unaffiliated and became independent. Today, the union represents about 4,800 workers.

External links

utier.org - official site

References

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