Three lists to make Mednine union’s congress hot

It is expected that the union’s regional congress of Mednine – to be chaired by Mouldi Jandoubi the member of the Central Union on Monday 20 July – will witness hot conflicts
as there are three competing lists : the first belongs to the Central Union while the two others are represented by the unionist opposition with various political tendencies, such as, Progressist Democrats, Nationalists, and Nationalist Democrat Group as well as independent candidates, unionist sources said. Congress members decided to raise important issues the first of them the General Union’s decision to support Benali’s running for presidency for the fifth term as well as the Mining Basin’s case, the chapter 10 of the Union’s by law, and their attitude towards Mohamed Chandoul- a member of the Central Union- who won the membership of the Advisors’ Council without Union’s approval.The Union has boycotted the council elections since its foundation. This congress comes after many protest movements and sit-ins waged by unionists in the regional union’s office.