Havana, Apr 30 (Prensa Latina) The International Meeting of Solidarity with Cuba and Anti-imperialism takes place from Tuesday to May 2, in this capital, and the western Artemisa province, an official source informed.
Paris, May 12 (Prensa Latina) The secretary general of the Cuban Workers' Confederation (CTC), Ulises Guilarte de Nacimiento, on Thursday wound up a visit to France, where he strengthened relations between unions from the two countries.
Rome, May 8 (Prensa Latina) The 18th congress of the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) concluded here today with the election of Pampis Kyritsis as the new general secretary of that organization for the next five years.
Havana, March 22 (Prensa Latina) International solidarity with Cuba will be demonstrated once again when a thousand foreign delegates arrive here to participate in the activities for the International Day of the World Proletariat, Central de Trabajadores (CTC) reported here.
Cuban unions build socialism
Member, Communication Workers Local 14156
What are the differences between unions in capitalist countries and socialist countries? What is labor’s role in a socialist country? I first became a supporter of socialist Cuba as a labor activist in the San Francisco Bay Area, and I learned about Cuba’s unions in the course of two trips to Cuba, 27 years apart.
In 1992, I joined a group of 22 members of over a dozen U.S. unions for the U.S.-Cuba Labor Exchange’s second trip. As guests of the Confederation of Cuban Workers (CTC), we visited all manner of workplaces factories, ports, agricultural projects, hospitals, clinics and schools. We met with many Cuban union members and leaders. And we had most evenings free to explore Havana!