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Hundreds Attend A Coruña Funeral for CCOO Pioneer Suso Díaz

Union and political figures celebrated the founding Galicia CCOO leader’s lifelong defense of labor rights following his death from cancer at 81.

Centenares de personas han dicho adiós este miércoles en A Coruña al histórico dirigente de Comisiones Obreras, con la presencia de su hija, la vicepresidenta del Gobierno, y que deja como legado un heroico trabajo sindical que empezó en la dictadura
El secretario general CCOO, Unai Sordo, en el centro de la imagen, ayer en el tanatorio de Agrela.
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Overview

  • Comisiones Obreras de Galicia officially confirmed Suso Díaz’s death from cancer at age 81 in a statement issued July 8.
  • His farewell ceremony on July 9 at A Coruña’s Albia mortuary drew hundreds of attendees, including CCOO general secretary Unai Sordo and UGT leader Pepe Álvarez.
  • The tribute began with violin and piano renditions of “La Internacional” and concluded with the Galician anthem, as Díaz’s daughter, Vice President Yolanda Díaz, joined mourners.
  • Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, BNG leader Ana Pontón and PSdeG secretary José Ramón Gómez Besteiro publicly extended their condolences and praised his commitment to workers’ freedoms.
  • Díaz’s career spanned clandestine strikes under Franco, two imprisonments after the 1972 Ferrol shootings and service as CCOO Galicia secretary general from 1992 to 2000, when he launched the Fundación 10 de Marzo.