On 28 April 1977, the Worker¿s Commissions trade union was legalised. It was the year of the first democratic elections, a frontier in Spain that left behind the dictatorship and opened the doors definitively to freedom. 40 years of life, 40 years of freedom, have been celebrated today by the Worker¿s Commissions trade union in an event commemorating the 40th anniversary of its legalisation, attended by ex leaders such as Eduardo Saborido and Julio Ruiz, the current union¿s Secretary General, Ignacio Fernández Toxo, and his counterpart in Andalusia, Francisco Carbonero.
It was an event held, "without nostalgia", to not only remember but also emphasize the struggle and the legacy of the labour movement in Spain and its contribution to historical victories for labour rights and social progress "without which, democracy would have arrived much later".
CC.OO. has stressed that "it¿s been a force for change in Spain and Andalusia", and has favoured and led advances in social rights, being the first trade union force in Spain. The union¿s struggle is more necessary than ever, it has claimed, in times these times of employment uncertainty.