The Intersindical Nacional Galega (''Galician National Inter-Union'' in

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) was a

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galician union formed in March 1977 as a result of the merge of the Galician Workers Union, UTEG, UTSG, UTBG, STGAP and the SGTM. Francisco García Montes was elected

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. The ING celebrated its first Congress in October 1977. In the first union elections of 1978 the ING became the third most voted union in

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, with 722 elected delegates (13.5%). In September 1980 the ING merged with the Central de Traballadores Galegos, achieving then the ''most representative union'' status, exceeding the 15% required and gaining 1,679 delegates (17.5%). In 1981 the union was refounded and renamed as the INTG.

References

* Beramendi, X.G. and Núñez Seixas, X.M. (1996): ''O nacionalismo galego''.

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* Beramendi, X.G. (2007): ''De provincia a nación. Historia do galeguismo político''. Xerais,

* Manuel Anxo Fernández Baz, ''A formación do nacionalismo galego contemporáneo (1963-1984)'', Laiovento, 2003. {{Galician nationalism , state=collapsed 1977 establishments in Spain National trade union centers of Spain Trade unions in Spain European Trade Union Confederation Trade unions established in 1977 Trade unions disestablished in 1981 Socialism Galician nationalism