Mansour Osanloo, the Chairman of the Steering Committee of the Trade Union of the Vahed Bus Company of Tehran and Suburbs, was recently sentenced to an additional year in prison. The following is a statement issued by the Vahed union followed by a list of trade unionists condemning this sentence and expressing their solidarity with Mansour Osanloo and the Vahed workers’ just struggle.

Mansour Osanloo sentenced to one more year in prison

Mansour Osanloo, the Chairman of the Steering Committee of the Trade Union of the Vahed Bus Company of Tehran and Suburbs, who because of his trade union activities had received a five-year sentence and which he is currently serving in prison, was charged by the Revolutionary Court in Karaj with propaganda against the regime and sentenced to a further year in prison.

According to Mr. Osanloo’s lawyers it is possible to protest against the sentence within 20 days of its announcement and that the lawyers will take action in due course.

Trade Union of the Vahed Bus Company of Tehran and Suburbs
10 August 2010

List of trade unionists:

Spain:

XAQUÍN GARCÍA SINDE, Comisión Ejecutiva CCOO Navantia-Ferrol

JAVIER LOSADA MARTÍNEZ, Comisión Ejecutiva CCOO Navantia-Ferrol, miembro del Consejo de la Unión Comarcal de Ferrol

JORGE PORTO, delegado CCOO Grupo INDITEX, Ferrol

FRANCISCO FUNCASTA, delegado CCOO Grupo INDITEX, Ferrol

ANTONIO NÚÑEZ AZUAGA, ex presidente Comité de Empresa Hotel Puente Romano (Marbella), sección sindical de CGT

DAVID BERNARDO NEVADO, ex vicepresidente Comité de Empresa Hotel Puente Romano (Marbella), sección sindical de CGT

SANTIAGO JIMÉNEZ, secretario general unión local CCOO Villaverde del Río (Sevilla)

MIGUEL MANZANARES, secretario general sección sindical UGT de empresa de aguas- Torremolinos (Málaga)

JOSE MARIA GIL, presidente Comité de Empresa Progalsa y Comisión Ejecutiva Unión Provincial Guadalajara, CCOO

CARLOS PINEDA, presidente Comité de Empresa LUVATA Guadalajara, CCOO

LLUIS PERARNAU REYES, delegado UGT Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona

ENRIQUE ALEJANDRE TORIJA, delegado sección sindical CAMF-IMSERSO CCOO, Guadalajara

ISABÉL MORALES DEL MONTE, delegada de CCOO en H&M Guadalajara

JUAN JESÚS CARRASCO, delegado CCOO SERUNION, Málaga

LUIS CORTEGOSO, delegado Comité de Empresa CCOO Maderas del Noroeste, Ferrol

GREGORIO BARRANTES, delegado UGT Esmaltaciones San Ignacio Vitoria-Gasteiz

VICENT RODRIGO SEGURA, delgado sindical CCOO Navegación Aérea, Valencia.

PILAR ÚBEDA FERNÁNDEZ, ex–presidenta Comité de Empresa Telefónica Móviles España por CCOO

BEATRIZ DE DIEGO ALLENDE, delegada sindical CCOO en Sector Limpieza, Madrid

CARLOS ARMENGOL RAMÍREZ, delegado de CCOO de SDS Cádiz

MARIANO RIVIER, Delegado CCOO del Ayuntamiento de Azuqueca de Henares

ANDRÉS DE LAS HERAS, delegado de CCOO del SESCAM (Guadalajara)

JORDI AGUADÉ TORREL, Presidente del Comité de Empresa de CCI por UGT, Tarragona

MANUEL VIDAL PINEDA, Delegado de la SS de CGT en EMTE Service. Tarragona

JUAN MANUEL CARRILLO, Secretario de Organización de la SS de CGT en EMTE Service, Tarragona

JOSÉ LUIS RODRIGUÉZ RUANO,  Miembro del comité de empresa por CGT de la empresa de jardinería UTE-San José Elegidillo (Madrid)

JOSÉ HERNÁNDEZ GARRIDO, responsable de acción sindical de la sección sindical de CCOO del INAEM

CARMEN SIXTO, miembro de la Ejecutiva CCOO Navantia-Ferrol

VICENTE FERRER, miembro de la Ejecutiva CCOO Navantia-Ferrol

JACOBO POSE, delegado CCOO Grupo Inditex (Ferrol)

There were also British trade unionists supporting Osanloo and the Vahed workers:
Matt Wells, PCS lay official and LRC national Committee
Steve Brown, LRC North East.
Niaz Faiz, PCS Defra London, Branch Organiser.

Iranian Workers' Solidarity Network
17 August 2010