CNT

The CNT (Confederación Nacional del Trabajo) is a Spanish labor union. Recent news focuses on the case of 'Las Seis de la Suiza' (The Six of La Suiza), a group of six CNT union members (five women and one man) who were convicted and sentenced to three and a half years in prison for coercion and obstruction of justice. Their conviction stemmed from actions taken in defense of a colleague allegedly facing workplace harassment in Gijón. The Spanish Council of Ministers recently approved a pardon for 'Las Seis de la Suiza', a decision proposed by the Ministry of Labor and Social Economy. This pardon has brought the CNT into the news and sparked debate about the limits of union action and its potential criminalization, making the case a symbol of this ongoing discussion.