The Socialist candidate today visited Bodegas La Purisima, works in the hospital, the residence of the Mentally Handicapped Association and met with union leaders and the board of the Association Stewards
Begoña García Retegui today pledged in Yecla to meet the demands and concerns of this county, especially those having to do with employment, health care, infrastructure and associations problems mentally and physically handicapped.
He also praised the entrepreneurial spirit yeclano character and strength to face the difficult times experienced by the local economy.
The PSRM-PSOE candidate for President of the Region of Murcia has made today a visit to this city, including the campaign "45 municipalities, 45 days to reach everyone," a day of work and meetings that began in Bodega Cooperativa La Purisima, who has visited with members of its board of governors, as well as its winemaker, José Pedro Azorín.
This cooperative becomes an annual 14 million kilos of grapes and sells 11 million liters of wine each year.
In his tour of the facilities, Begoña García Retegui has been accompanied by the manager, Maria Teresa Ruiz, his vice president, Joaquín Pérez Puche, Secretary, Rosa Garcia, the treasurer, Thomas Carpenter, and one of its members, José Blas Mora.
Health and social policies
The Socialist candidate has expressed confidence that the commitment of companies like this for wine quality and maintaining employment is a role model and wanted to congratulate its nearly 1,200 members for the efforts they have developed since its creation.
García Retegui, Yecla continued his tour by visiting the extension and renovation works of the Hospital Virgen del Castillo, who have been in operation for over ten years and are still ongoing.
Together with the local secretary of the PSOE, Juan Chinchilla, municipal spokesman, Antonio Villaescusa, and the regional deputy and her family as a doctor, Domingo Carpena, expressed his hope that the residents of yecla soon see completion of this work, "for the sake health care in the municipality and the county itself, and that continued violations have led to a deterioration of health that is offered to and yeclanas yeclanos. "
Suffering from a bad situation, on the other hand, parents of the Association of Mentally Handicapped (Ampy), and those who toured the facilities of the new house built through the efforts of them and that is not to be completed in terms of equipment and furnishing for over a year.
Indeed, in his tour of these facilities and the Day Centre of the Association, met for the problems facing funding other disabled groups, such as integrated Famdif as one of its representatives told the Socialist candidate their fears of social cutbacks regional government, after meeting the budgets of the autonomous region.
Begoña García Retegui solidarity with these fathers and mothers, who are threatening the attendance of their children and family, and vowed to shift their demands to the Regional Assembly, and when you reach the regional government, a commitment to employment and social policies are the pillars of his work.
Fiestas de la Virgen
Following a meeting with local media, Begoña García had an informal meeting with union leaders UGT and the USO, who sent it the main problems in the furniture industry, and the bill for the economic crisis.
García Retegui listened to their demands and pledged to further contact and visit Yecla to meet also with other operators, such as entrepreneurs, and the facilities of the Furniture Technology Center.
The day concluded with a luncheon with members and supporters, and a subsequent visit to the House of the Virgin, the seat of the Association of Stewards of the Immaculate Conception, where he held a cordial meeting with the board of this entity that brings together over 2,500 associates.
Begoña García received a comprehensive explanation of the origin and peculiarities of the Feast of the Virgin, by the president of the Association of Stewards, Francis Carpenter, who moved his desire to attend the festivities this year, especially the day of Bajada, on 7 December.
Source: PSRM-PSOE