The Workers' Revolutionary Organisation (in

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: ''Organización Revolucionaria de los Trabajadores'') was a

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organisation in

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. The newspaper of the organization was ''En Lucha''.

History

ORT was founded in 1969, emerging out of the

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Workers' Trade Union Action (''Acción Sindical de Trabajadores''). The youth wing of ORT was the Maoist Youth Union (''Unión de Juventudes Maoístas'') and the

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wing was the Unitary Trade Union (''Sindicato Unitario''). ORT published ''En Lucha''. In the

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, ORT launched the Workers' Electoral Grouping (''Agrupación Electoral de los Trabajadores''). In 1979, ORT merged with the

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and formed the

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(PT).

References

* MOLINA BLÁZQUEZ, José. Apuntes para: orígenes y evolución de la Organización Revolucionaria de Trabajadores. 2009. * Arenzana, T. (2024). Testimonio de una época. Religión, sexo y compromiso revolucionario.1950-1980. Autoedizioa. * De Miguel Sáenz, J. (1992). «La ORT en Navarra. Orígenes y desarrollo». Príncipe de Viana (Anejo 16): 739-755
Enlace
* Laiz Castro, C. (2023). La lucha final: los partidos de la izquierda radical durante la transición española. Catarata. * Pérez Ochoa, Í., & Satrustegi Andres, I. (2020). «UNAI: Auge y fracaso de la izquierda revolucionaria en Navarra». Príncipe de Viana (277): 669-695
Enlace
. * Satrustegi Andres, I. (2022a). «Dazibaos en la Estafeta: el maoísmo en Navarra en los años 1970». Gerónimo de Uztariz (36): 47-68. DOI

* Satrustegi Andres, I. (2022b). «"Hicimos lo que había que hacer": la transición en Navarra desde abajo». En R. J. Aranguren (Ed.), La LORAFNA 40 años después (pp. 103-124). Aranzadi
Enlace
* Satrustegi Andres, I. (2022c). Beste mundu bat nahi genuen: Nafarroako ezker iraultzailea, 1970-1979. Gobierno de Navarra. * Satrustegi Andres, I. (2022d). «Unitary unionism in the transition: a general approach from Navarre». Labor History 63 (6): 686-704. DOI
10.1080/0023656X.2022.2156990
* Satrustegi Andres, I. (2025). Atreverse a luchar. La izquierda revolucionaria y la Transición en Navarra. Txalaparta. * Treglia, E. (2013a). «Apuntes sobre la ORT: De las Comisiones Obreras al Sindicato Unitario». En M. Aroca & R. Vega (Eds.), Análisis históricos del sindicalismo en España (pp. 248-270). Fundación Francisco Largo Caballero. * Treglia, E. (2013b). «Izquierda comunista y cambio político: El caso de la ORT». Ayer 92 (4): 47-71
Enlace
* Wilhelmi Casanova, G. (2016). Romper el consenso: La izquierda radical en la Transición (1975-1982). Siglo XXI.

External links

Page in memory of the ORT
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