Electrical Industry and Irrigation Workers Union

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]

UTIER
Unión de Trabajadores de la Industria Eléctrica y Riego
FoundedMay 3, 1942 (1942-05-03)
HeadquartersSan Juan, Puerto Rico
Members
4,800
Key people
Ángel R. Figueroa Jaramillo, Presidente
Freddyson Martínez Estévez, Vicepresidente
Miguel A. Nieves Ríos, Secretario-Tesorero
Websiteutier.org

References
  1. 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).
  2. Unión de Trabajadores de la Industria Eléctrica y Riego vs. Héctor Medina Torres, 2011 CD 01 (November 7, 2011).
  3. "Breve Reseña Histórica de la UTIER" (in Spanish). UTIER. Retrieved August 6, 2013.
  4. "Prensa no podrá estar en las negociaciones de la AEE y UTIER". Primera Hora (in Spanish). October 25, 2012. Retrieved August 6, 2013.
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