Festa do trabalhador STIQFEPAR - 70 ANOS

STIQFEPAR is a union created to represent and defend the rights of workers in the chemical, pharmaceutical, plastics, fertilizer, and related industries in the state of Paraná. Foundation and beginnings The union was founded on March 15, 1956, initially with a rather long name that sought to represent various industrial sectors linked to chemistry and the production of industrial products. The first board of directors was formed by Jacomo Brunetti (president), Orlando Baptista (secretary), and Expedito Oliveira Rocha (treasurer). institutoiab.org.br · 1 From the beginning, the entity's objective was to organize workers, fight for better wages, labor rights, and dignified working conditions. Period of the military dictatorship During the Military Dictatorship in Brazil, the union faced a difficult time. After 1964, the entity's activities were interrupted, and its doors were even closed. Many union members suffered political persecution, imprisonment, and exile. Only in 1966 were new elections held, allowing the union to officially resume operations. Reorganization and growth In the following decades, the union underwent important reorganizations. One of the notable leaders was Adolpho Bauer, who assumed the presidency and helped restructure the entity, expanding the union's activities and strengthening the organization of workers. Institutoiab.org.br In 1983, the union leader Donizal Lopes assumed the presidency, modernizing management and expanding the category's achievements, including improvements in collective bargaining and benefits such as the basic food basket in labor agreements. Expansion and recent activities After the death of Donizal Lopes in 2012, the presidency was assumed by Francisco Rodrigues da Silva Sobrinho, who continued the work of strengthening the union, expanding collective bargaining and actions to support workers. Today, STIQFEPAR operates in Curitiba and the metropolitan region, representing workers from various chemical, pharmaceutical, and fertilizer industries, in addition to promoting courses, assemblies, and collective bargaining in defense of the category. Institutoiab.org.br · 1 ✅ In summary: STIQFEPAR has a history of almost 70 years marked by union organization, resistance during difficult periods in Brazilian history, and important achievements for workers in the chemical and pharmaceutical industry in Paraná.