Union of Beverage and Related Industry Workers explained

STIBYS
Location Country:	Honduras
Affiliation:	FUTH
Full Name:	Union of Beverage and Related Industry Workers
Native Name:	Sindicato de Trabajadores de la Industria de la Bebida y Similares
Key People:	Carlos H. Reyes
Website:	http://stibys.blogspot.com/

Sindicato de Trabajadores de la Industria de la Bebida y Similares (Spanish for Union of Beverage and Related Industry Workers) is a trade union in Honduras founded in 1959. It is affiliated to FUTH, a trade union congress, and internationally to the IUF. STIBYS is working together with other left-wing organizations in the CNRP (National Coordination of Civil Resistance) and has been active in the resistance against the 2009 Honduras coup d'état.

The current general secretary of STIBYS is Carlos Humberto Reyes, who is standing in the November 2009 elections as an independent presidential candidate.^{[1] [2] [3]}

References

1. Web site: Publicación del voto despeja incógnitas. Tiempo. 2009. 2009-08-07 . https://archive.today/20240524110809/https://www.webcitation.org/5irH5p3mA?url=http://tiempo.hn/secciones/politica/1956-publicacion-del-voto-despeja-incognitas . 2024-05-24 . live. es.
2. Web site: International Mission denounces the brutal repression of pacific demonstrations. Agencia Latinoamerica de Información. 2009-07-30. 2009-08-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110724231655/http://www.alainet.org/active/32099 . 2011-07-24 . live.
3. Web site: Defying threats, Zelaya supporters continue protests. La Prensa. 2009-07-31. 2009-08-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110713183835/http://www.laprensasa.com/2.0/3/309/273599/America-in-English/Defying-threats-Zelaya-supporters-continue-protests.html . 2011-07-13 . live.