Ferrolano Trade Union Union Union Suso Diaz, father of vice president and Minister of Labor, Iolanda DiazHe died on Tuesday at the age of 80, according to Comisiones Obreras (CCOO) in his statement, the trade union, which he led Galicia for nine years.
SUS -Dias was born in Ferrol in 1944. Soon after that In 1962, he participated in his first blow And, from the age of twenty, he began to participate in the CCOO Union, and then the submosion to the dictatorship of Franco.
The first detention of Suso Diaz occurred in 1969 and He was again imprisoned in 1972After the tragic events of Ferrol on March 10 of the same year. Subsequent repressions led him to prison several times.
The union emphasized that the junior “always argued that the importance of mobilization of the vein in Ferrol in those days” when “Galicia was at the forefront of labor and struggle against Franco”As shown in recent interviews.
In 1978, with the Constitution of the National Union of CCOO of Galicia, Suso Diaz became part of his managerial bodies and the National Executive Committee, chaired by Manuel Amor Deus. In 1992 at Congress V, He was elected Secretary General in this communityThe position that I would take over eight years.
In 2000, he gave the team to one of his closest employees, the trade union trade union of Korunya, Xan Maria Castro, who died less than two years ago. Since then he continued cooperate in all the reasons that he considered fair And actively participate in all trade union calls.
Among other remarkable events, during his scene at the head of the Union in Galicia, the foundations of the Fund were laid down on March 10, as well as the first steps on the institutionalization of this date as “Class Day of the Obreyer Galeg”Field
In 2010, CCOO and its fund awarded the prize on March 10 for “His career of commitment to the rights of the working class and its relevance in the struggle for freedoms that we enjoy today”He joined the others with a field that preceded him in this difference, such as Manuel Amor, Sari Alabau, Santiago Alvarez, Elvira Landrin, Fernando Randullf or XESús Alonso Montero, and only to name some.
Trade union confessions They were not limited by their organizationIn fact, last year he received the Luís Tilve Foundation Award from UGT-Galicia.
Fighter
CCOO Secretary General, Unai SortoHe expressed his condolences to the family, close beings and militancy for the death of the historical trade union. “We stayed. One of those militants against Franco who gave everything for freedom, ”he recalls in the message of X.
First Vice -President and Minister of Finance, Maria Hesus MonteroHe also conveyed his condolences to Joland Diaz. “Suso Diaz was a union reference book, a tireless fighter, a man of beliefs and a good person who devoted his life to work for a more fair world”He identified “number two” of the executive director.
Condolences to which the president of the government joined, Pedro Sanchezwho emphasized that “Suso Diaz was a guide for the trade union trade union and the struggle for the rights of workers. The quantity, honest and generous, devoted his life to the construction of a more fair world. ” In a row he referred to his daughter: “My love and respect, dear.”
“I met Suso Diaz. A fighter and a good person, ”said the former vice president and former leader Podemos. Pablo Iglesias On social networks. For his part, the former minister and the current PSOE representative in Madrid, Reyes Maroto, emphasized the “tireless obligation of Suso Diaz with the rights of the working class,” which “leaves an indelible mark”. “The fact that the legacy of dignity and social justice has been protected with courage is always remembered,” he said.
From the moment the coordinator is added Lara Ernandes He emphasized that Suso Diaz was “a reference in protecting the working class, a firm defender of rights and freedoms and, above all, a good person.” “Your example and heritage will continue to lead us. Let the earth be softComrade, ”he said.
Also the president of the popular party (p.), Alberto Nunez FeihooHe set the death of the trade union pupil union. “I regret the death of Suso Diaz, the historical trade union union CCOO-GALICIA. All my respect for his family, especially for his daughter, Ioland Diaz, ”he reacted in a message published on the social network X.
