Various embezzlements and corruption cases related to government-sponsored training courses in Andalusia have hurt politicians and labor unions there. In Susana Díaz's region, there are millions of unemployed workers who are suffering from illegal practices.
The Guardia Civil is investigating one case where it was discovered that the General Union of Workers (UGT is the Spanish acronym) financed its general operations for 12 years with unemployment and training funds. The scandal has also hit to consumer group Facua, which might have issued fake invoices to the labor unions. How long can we let scandals like this go on? Until the government cuts off the money that it gives the union for "training." We should remember that this is taxpayer money, and it is ludicrous that a third of the people who belong to the unions and management groups that manage these training courses are on the receiving end of illegal money.
The scandal makes Cándido Méndez look bad and proves that the labor unions were colluding with businesses to steal money from unemployed workers. Méndez needs to resign if she wants UGT to survive. This is the only way to nix a system that is rife with corruption. Everyone knows it, but they look the other way.
