Ferrol y Vigo en 1972. Historia y memoria de dos huelgas generales

At the beginning of the 1970s, the major Spanish industrial centers experienced a wave of socio-labour conflict of great intensity that in the case of Galicia would culminate in the general strikes of 1972 in the districts of Vigo and Ferrol. The confrontations that went on for months at the Empresa...

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Main Author: José Gómez Alén
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centre de Recherches Ibériques et Ibéro-Américaines
Series:Cahiers de Civilisation Espagnole Contemporaine
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/ccec/14014
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description At the beginning of the 1970s, the major Spanish industrial centers experienced a wave of socio-labour conflict of great intensity that in the case of Galicia would culminate in the general strikes of 1972 in the districts of Vigo and Ferrol. The confrontations that went on for months at the Empresa Nacional Bazán in Ferrol were the starting point of a period of conflict that would persist throughout the year in the area of Vigo and would give rise to a general strike in which nearly 30,000 workers took part. This article traces the features of the strike process which in Ferrol reached a climax with the events of 10 March. Its repercussion went beyond Spanish borders and resulted in a broad movement of solidarity in Western Europe. What happened that day became the symbol of the Galician workers' struggle for democracy and is, at present, commemorated by the trade union organizations as the Day of the Galician Working Class and institutionally considered as such by the Galician Parliament.
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spelling doaj.art-a8eae016e89248839dbed64a4755d9db2024-02-15T12:51:15ZengCentre de Recherches Ibériques et Ibéro-AméricainesCahiers de Civilisation Espagnole Contemporaine1957-77612910.4000/ccec.14014Ferrol y Vigo en 1972. Historia y memoria de dos huelgas generalesJosé Gómez AlénAt the beginning of the 1970s, the major Spanish industrial centers experienced a wave of socio-labour conflict of great intensity that in the case of Galicia would culminate in the general strikes of 1972 in the districts of Vigo and Ferrol. The confrontations that went on for months at the Empresa Nacional Bazán in Ferrol were the starting point of a period of conflict that would persist throughout the year in the area of Vigo and would give rise to a general strike in which nearly 30,000 workers took part. This article traces the features of the strike process which in Ferrol reached a climax with the events of 10 March. Its repercussion went beyond Spanish borders and resulted in a broad movement of solidarity in Western Europe. What happened that day became the symbol of the Galician workers' struggle for democracy and is, at present, commemorated by the trade union organizations as the Day of the Galician Working Class and institutionally considered as such by the Galician Parliament.https://journals.openedition.org/ccec/1401410 March 1972Ferrol StrikeVigo StrikeEmpresa Nacional Bazán
spellingShingle José Gómez Alén
Ferrol y Vigo en 1972. Historia y memoria de dos huelgas generales
Cahiers de Civilisation Espagnole Contemporaine
10 March 1972
Ferrol Strike
Vigo Strike
Empresa Nacional Bazán
title Ferrol y Vigo en 1972. Historia y memoria de dos huelgas generales
title_full Ferrol y Vigo en 1972. Historia y memoria de dos huelgas generales
title_fullStr Ferrol y Vigo en 1972. Historia y memoria de dos huelgas generales
title_full_unstemmed Ferrol y Vigo en 1972. Historia y memoria de dos huelgas generales
title_short Ferrol y Vigo en 1972. Historia y memoria de dos huelgas generales
title_sort ferrol y vigo en 1972 historia y memoria de dos huelgas generales
topic 10 March 1972
Ferrol Strike
Vigo Strike
Empresa Nacional Bazán
url https://journals.openedition.org/ccec/14014
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