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A
n RMT delegation
was among 250
delegates representing 60
trade unions from 22
countries at a London
conference on trade union
solidarity with Cuba and
Latin America.
The conference,
organised by the Cuba
Solidarity Campaign and
supported by more than
twenty British trade
unions, gave an
opportunity for unions
across Europe to share
experiences of solidarity
work, and stand united in
condemning the 45 year-
old US blockade of the
island, and support for the
defence of Cuba’s
independence.
The presence of
delegations from Cuba
and Venezuela gave trade
unionists an opportunity
to hear first-hand of the
threats and challenges
facing their counterparts
in Latin America.
Cuban Trade Union
Federation general
secretary Pedro Ross
warned that the Bush
administration was
intensifying its threat to
Cuba and lobbying
European governments to
follow their hostile
policies.
British government
officials recently held
meetings with US officials
to discuss ‘regime change’
in Cuba and installing a
new government that
would privatise the
country’s world renowned
public services.
For more information www.cuba-
solidarity.org.uk/conference or to
join CSC contact
campaignsteam@cubasolidarity.org.uk
or 0207 263 6452
TRADE UNION SOLIDARITY WITH
CUBA AND LATIN AMERICA
Call James Croy on 020 7529 8822
or email j.croy@rmt.org.uk for tickets. £16 each