Do you know this man right there?!! Have you seen him before?! well maybe in the news....If you don't, I'm going to tell you I little bit about him and what he has done in Puerto Rico to "aportar un granito de arena" to our society.
Let’s get started:
He’s full name is Victor Rodriguez Figueroa and he is from Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico. Victor fulfills his studies at the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Píedras campus; now this is when things get more interesting, why? Because this is where it all started.
As a student in the University of Puerto Rico he began interested in fighting for rights and laws, so he became a Social Student Leader. Obviously his fight for rights and laws didn’t stop there, this was just the beginning of he’s history trying to make a positive impact and change in Puerto Rico throughout the years.
After completing his studies he worked as a Professor for the Labor Relations Institute of the University of Puerto Rico. As I said he “worked as a Professor”, is very interesting that lots of people think that he is only a Truck Driver because he has been the President for many years till know of “Frente Amplio de Camioneros”.
“Frente Amplio de Camioneros” is a syndicate that group’s the majority of transporters in our Country and thanks to Victor Rodriguez they have achieved very significant benefits such as: fuel adjustment, fair rates, control of weight and measurements in transportation and many more. Not only he’s the president of this syndicate but he has been part of others significant syndicates in Puerto Rico such as: “Tronquistas” and “Central Puertorriqueña de Trabajadores” also achieving very important benefits, called in spanish “beneficios de avanzada” which include benefits for the workers in regards of work and hours schedule, work security, benefits for their health, etc.
Aside from his fights and work with the mention syndicates, let me you that also he has been taking part in political aspects. He was a Representative for “Partido Popular de Puerto Rico” and he work as the assessor of labor issues for the Governor Rafael Hernandez Colón. He has created favorable laws for the workers in our society and throughout his entire trajectory he has negotiated over 100 Collectives Agreement.
As you may see he has dedicated all of his life to make a positive impact in Puerto Rico, trying and achieving significant benefits for “los trabajadores” of our country. That’s why I decided to choose him, I believe that in general everyone focuses in looking for someone we all know already to talk about but NO, it’s time for people to know that there is people out there, people as Victor Rodriguez that maybe not all of you know or recognized but he’s there, fighting and making positives changes for our “Isla del encanto”.
Now I invite you all know to do a little bit more research of what he’s done and been doing. In the links below you will find articles in the newspaper in regards of his amazing job as the leader he is:
http://www.elnuevodia.com/liderdecamionerospidedialogoalnuevogobierno-14281
http://www.primerahora.com/noticias/gobierno-politica/nota/paronacionalenteratedeloqueaconteciominutoaminuto-337943/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W542eDjNp_4http://www.elnuevodia.com/convocanloscamionerosunparopor48horas-1269812.html
http://www.vocero.com/camioneros-hacen-visita-de-cortesia-a-candidatos/
http://www.trabajo.pr.gov/pdf/septiembre11_02.pdf
http://www.wapa.tv/noticias/locales/gobierno-se-reune-con-lideres-sindicales_20110912114205.html
Let’s get started:
He’s full name is Victor Rodriguez Figueroa and he is from Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico. Victor fulfills his studies at the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Píedras campus; now this is when things get more interesting, why? Because this is where it all started.
As a student in the University of Puerto Rico he began interested in fighting for rights and laws, so he became a Social Student Leader. Obviously his fight for rights and laws didn’t stop there, this was just the beginning of he’s history trying to make a positive impact and change in Puerto Rico throughout the years.
After completing his studies he worked as a Professor for the Labor Relations Institute of the University of Puerto Rico. As I said he “worked as a Professor”, is very interesting that lots of people think that he is only a Truck Driver because he has been the President for many years till know of “Frente Amplio de Camioneros”.
“Frente Amplio de Camioneros” is a syndicate that group’s the majority of transporters in our Country and thanks to Victor Rodriguez they have achieved very significant benefits such as: fuel adjustment, fair rates, control of weight and measurements in transportation and many more. Not only he’s the president of this syndicate but he has been part of others significant syndicates in Puerto Rico such as: “Tronquistas” and “Central Puertorriqueña de Trabajadores” also achieving very important benefits, called in spanish “beneficios de avanzada” which include benefits for the workers in regards of work and hours schedule, work security, benefits for their health, etc.
Aside from his fights and work with the mention syndicates, let me you that also he has been taking part in political aspects. He was a Representative for “Partido Popular de Puerto Rico” and he work as the assessor of labor issues for the Governor Rafael Hernandez Colón. He has created favorable laws for the workers in our society and throughout his entire trajectory he has negotiated over 100 Collectives Agreement.
As you may see he has dedicated all of his life to make a positive impact in Puerto Rico, trying and achieving significant benefits for “los trabajadores” of our country. That’s why I decided to choose him, I believe that in general everyone focuses in looking for someone we all know already to talk about but NO, it’s time for people to know that there is people out there, people as Victor Rodriguez that maybe not all of you know or recognized but he’s there, fighting and making positives changes for our “Isla del encanto”.
Now I invite you all know to do a little bit more research of what he’s done and been doing. In the links below you will find articles in the newspaper in regards of his amazing job as the leader he is:
http://www.elnuevodia.com/liderdecamionerospidedialogoalnuevogobierno-14281
http://www.primerahora.com/noticias/gobierno-politica/nota/paronacionalenteratedeloqueaconteciominutoaminuto-337943/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W542eDjNp_4http://www.elnuevodia.com/convocanloscamionerosunparopor48horas-1269812.html
http://www.vocero.com/camioneros-hacen-visita-de-cortesia-a-candidatos/
http://www.trabajo.pr.gov/pdf/septiembre11_02.pdf
http://www.wapa.tv/noticias/locales/gobierno-se-reune-con-lideres-sindicales_20110912114205.html
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