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The Confederación de Trabajadores de Venezuela (CTV, English: Confederation of Workers of Venezuela) is a federation of labor unions in Venezuela. CTV is the major trade union body in the country. It has close links to the Acción Democrática party. CTV is generally identified as the leading union body in the country. CTV is often accused of being corrupt and tied to the old political elite. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... A federation (from the Latin fœdus, covenant) is a state comprised of a number of self-governing regions (often themselves referred to as states) united by a central (federal) government. ... A union (labor union in American English; trade union, sometimes trades union, in British English; either labour union or trade union in Canadian English) is a legal entity consisting of employees or workers having a common interest, such as all the assembly workers for one employer, or all the workers... The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish: República Bolivariana de Venezuela)1 is a country in northern South America. ... The Acción Democrática (Democratic Action, or AD) is a Venezuelan social democratic political party. ...

The union federation has been a consistent and key opponent of Venezeulan President Hugo Chávez. In the year 2001, two years after his first election to President, Chávez's government ordered the union federation to undertake its first-ever direct leadership elections. Although the Venezeulan Supreme Court refused to certify the results, the winner Carlos Ortega assumed the presidency. The ILO and ICFTU condemened Chávez's interference in the affairs of free trade unions. Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías (born July 28, 1954) is the President of Venezuela. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Carlos Ortega Carvajal is a union and political leader in Venezuela. ...

Since that date, the CTV has participated in four general strikes in an attempt to dislodge Chávez from power, including one which resulted in a coup attempt. When business leader Pedro Carmona assumed the presidency during the coup attempt, Ortega greeted him warmly. A general strike is a strike action by an entire labour force in a city, region or country. ... Categories: Stub | 1941 births ...

In 2002 and 2003, the CTV received funding from the United States' National Endowment for Democracy via the American Center for International Labor Solidarity. The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America, the States, or (archaically) Columbia—is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii). ... This article needs cleanup. ... The American Center for International Labor Solidarity (ACILS), better known as the Solidarity Center is a non-profit organization established in 1997 by the US union federation AFL-CIO to send assistance to unions and workers around the world. ...

In 2003, a new union federation, the Union Nacional de los Trabajadores (UNT, National Union of Workers) was started by people in the labor movement who supported Chavez. Some unions disaffiliated with the CTV and affilated with the UNT. 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January January 1 - Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. ...

External links

• CTV Homepage (http://ctv.org.ve)