MIR-EM controls SUTECOP
In 1975, the MIR-EM managed to control SUTECOP (Sindicato Unitario de Trabajadores en la Educación de Coronel Portillo) in Ucayali, consolidating its presence as an important political force. The militants, mainly teachers, worked simultaneously in teaching and political recruitment.
The Movimiento de Izquierda Revolucionaria - El Militante (MIR-EM) managed to capture the largest number of followers and control the unions in Ucayali, where most people were sympathizers of Patria Roja. In 1975, the MIR-EM took over the Unitary Union of Education Workers of Coronel Portillo (SUTECOP), consolidating its presence as an important political force in the region. Once SUTECOP's leadership was taken over, emphasis was placed on the recruitment of militants, mostly teachers, who had the mission of carrying out a double task: to fulfill their work as teachers and to hold meetings to recruit militants among teachers and interested members of the population. This control of the union was fundamental for the political expansion of the MIR-EM in Ucayali during the 1970s.