ELA Sindikatua

What ELA Sindikatua does

ELA Sindikatua is a Basque national trade union (sindicato) operating in Hego Euskal Herria — the Basque Autonomous Community and Navarra within Spain — with roots dating to 1911 and its current organizational form established in 1976. It serves affiliated workers across all sectors, including private industry (steel, automotive), public administration, and municipal services, through legal defense, strike support, collective bargaining, and member education. The organization operates through three sector federations (Gizalan, Industria eta Eraikuntza, Zerbitzuak) plus a Nafarroa territorial branch, supported by 42 local offices across the region, with headquarters in Bilbo.

The union's core offerings include Zerbitzu Juridikoak (legal services delivered by ~100 legal professionals), Greba Kutxa (a strike fund paying 1,495.73 EUR/month in 2026, up to 1,720.09 EUR/month in enhanced resistance cases), the bimonthly ALDA magazine and Landeia publication, EPE/OPE competitive exam training courses, and the Azterketa Bulegoa research office. ELA is explicitly independent of the major Spanish union confederations (UGT and CC.OO.) and positions itself around Basque sovereignty in collective bargaining and class-struggle labor politics. Documented outcomes include a 182-day strike resulting in agreement at Txingudiko Zerbitzuak and a first collective agreement at UTE Lekeitio Garbia with a 49% wage increase and 234-hour reduction.

Revenue is generated exclusively through recurring membership dues (afiliatu kuotak), with services delivered to members at no additional charge per union regulations. The organization is a private non-profit, not listed on any exchange, and is governed democratically through a National Council and elected leadership. It maintains affiliated foundations (Manu Robles-Arangiz Fundazioa, BIDELAGUN Fundazioa) and an ecosystem of international solidarity relations with unions across Europe, Quebec, Turkey, and the ILO. Distribution is achieved through the local office network, the multilingual ela.eus website, and an extensive social media presence across mainstream and federated platforms.

Name

ELA Sindikatua

Legal name

ELA Sindikatua

Website

https://ela.eus

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

ELA Sindikatua is an independent Basque national trade union serving affiliated workers across Hego Euskal Herria through legal defense, strike fund support, collective bargaining, publications, and training courses, funded entirely by recurring membership dues and operating through 42 local offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Trade Union Services

NAICS

Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139), Professional Organizations (81392)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Labor, Social Protection & Occupational Safety Standards Cooperation (BPADANAM)

Keywords

• Trade union representation
• Collective bargaining services
• Labor legal defense
• Strike fund support
• Worker advocacy services

Headquarters

HQ city

Bilbo

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership dues: ELA operates as a trade union funded through membership fees from affiliated workers. Members pay dues in exchange for services including legal defense, strike fund support, and publications. The union's strike fund (greba kutxa) provides financial support during industrial actions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

ELA Sindikatua is an independent Basque national trade union that represents affiliated workers across Hego Euskal Herria (Southern Basque Country). It provides member services including free legal defense delivered by approximately 100 legal professionals, a monthly strike fund (Greba Kutxa) for workers participating in industrial actions, and a range of publications and training resources. The union operates through three sector federations and a network of 42 local offices, and conducts collective bargaining and labor actions on behalf of its members.

Product overview

ELA Sindikatua is a Basque labor union organization offering member services including legal defense, strike fund financial support, and publications. The union provides nearly 100 legal professionals for member representation, operates a strike fund (Greba Kutxa) providing monthly payments during labor actions, and publishes the bimonthly ALDA magazine alongside the Landeia publication. The union also offers training courses for public administration examinations (EPEak), maintains a research office (Azterketa Bulegoa) for economic and labor analysis, and organizes congresses including the 16th Congress. The organization operates through multiple federations and local offices across Basque Country and Navarre regions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Zerbitzu Juridikoak (Legal Services) Free legal advice, claim filing, and representation in courts and labor/administrative tribunals for union members, delivered by approximately 100 legal professionals.
• Greba Kutxa (Strike Fund) Financial support fund providing monthly payments to workers on strike: 1,495.73 EUR/month in 2026 standard, up to 1,720.09 EUR/month under the enhanced resistance fund (erresistentzia kutxa indartua).
• ALDA Magazine Bimonthly magazine distributed to union members covering sector-specific news, collective agreements, public sector competitive examinations, and current labor events in the Basque Country.
• Landeia

Quantifiable outcome

• 182 days of strike resulting in agreement at Txingudiko Zerbitzuak
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• LAB (Langileen Alderdi Sozialista)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerELA and LAB frequently coordinate on labor actions, including joint calls for strikes, meetings with government officials on minimum wage policy (1,500 EUR), and collective bargaining campaigns. They are the two main Basque independent trade unions.
• Manu Robles-Arangiz FundazioaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerA foundation linked to ELA, mentioned alongside ALDA as part of ELA's ecosystem of organizations.
• BIDELAGUN FundazioaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoundation associated with ELA, listed among ELA's related organizations.
• UIL (Italia)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerItalian trade union. ELA participated in UIL's 19th National Congress, representing international solidarity among trade unions.
• CFDT (Frantzia)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench trade union confederation. ELA participated in CFDT's 51st Congress.
• FGTB (Belgica)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBelgian trade union confederation. ELA participated in FGTB's Federal Congress in Brussels.
• CGT (Frantzia)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench trade union confederation. ELA participated in CGT's 54th Congress.
• CSN (Quebec)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerQuebec sovereignist trade union. ELA participated in CSN's 68th Congress.
• KESK (Turkia)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTurkish trade union confederation. ELA expressed solidarity with KESK trade unionists facing trial in Ankara.
• Lanaren Nazioarteko Erakundea (LANE/ILO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational Labour Organization. ELA participates in ILO's 114th International Conference.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• CGT (France): French trade union confederation partnered with ELA internationally. Although in a different national market, CGT's confrontational bargaining style and class-oriented framing mirror ELA's approach, making it a useful international peer reference.
• CFDT (Confédération Française Démocratique du Travail): France's largest trade union confederation, explicitly partnered with ELA through international solidarity visits. While operating in a different geography, CFDT shares comparable size, member-funded model, and reformist-pragmatic positioning as a benchmark international peer.

Direct peers

• CGT (Confederación General del Trabajo): Spanish anarcho-syndicalist union present in the Basque Country with a confrontational bargaining style comparable to ELA's. CGT contests members in industrial and public sectors with similar class-struggle rhetoric but a different ideological lineage.
• EHNE: Basque agricultural and food-sector union operating within the same sovereignist labor ecosystem as ELA. EHNE targets rural workers and shares ideological positioning, representing a sector-specific peer within ELA's territorial scope.
• LAB (Langileen Alderdi Sozialista): Basque sovereignist trade union and ELA's closest counterpart in Hego Euskal Herria. The two unions frequently coordinate on strikes and policy campaigns (e.g., 1,500 EUR minimum wage), making LAB the most directly comparable peer in territory, ideology, and member base.
• Steilas: Basque education sector union active across Hego Euskal Herria with a sovereignist profile mirroring ELA's. Steilas competes for the same member demographic (Basque-speaking public sector workers) and often coordinates with ELA on broader labor campaigns.
• USO (Unión Sindical Obrera): Independently organized Spanish trade union active in the Basque Country. USO competes with ELA in private-sector bargaining, particularly in services and industry, offering a non-confederated alternative within the Spanish framework.
• ESK (Euskal Sindikatua): Smaller Basque sovereignist union operating in the same geography with similar class-struggle orientation. ESK directly contests ELA in industrial and service-sector workplaces, particularly where alternative unionism resonates with workers.

Broad incumbents

• UGT (Unión General de Trabajadores): One of Spain's two largest trade union confederations, operating across all regions including the Basque Country. UGT is a broad incumbent that competes with ELA for the same workers but through a Spanish state-aligned framework, offering a structural contrast to ELA's sovereignist independence.
• CC.OO. (Comisiones Obreras): Spain's other dominant union confederation, with strong Basque presence. CC.OO. competes with ELA across public and private sectors, offering similar collective bargaining and legal services but under a national confederation structure rather than ELA's regional independence.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ELASindikatua
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@ELAEuskalSindikatua
• Facebookfacebook.com/ELASindikatuaEH
• Instagraminstagram.com/elasindikatua
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/elasindikatua

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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