Unions for Cuba conference
Saturday 2 November 2019
NEU Hamilton House, London, WC1H 9BB
The Unions for Cuba Conference is the final and biggest event in our year-long celebrations of the 60th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution and the 80th anniversary of Cuba’s trade union federation, the Central de Trabajadores de Cuba (CTC).
Cuban leaders from across the island, representing workers in health, education, transport, communications, energy, mining and public administration will be participating in the one day conference in London on Saturday 2 November alongside speakers from the British labour movement.
The Unions for Cuba Conference is open to everyone including trade unionists, solidarity activists and anyone interested in the reality of Cuba and the need for solidarity at this time.
Book your tickets and you will also receive a personal invitation to the Friday evening welcome cocktail reception to meet with the Cuban delegation and special guests
Heading the delegation is Carmen Rosa López Rodríguez, Cuban MP and Deputy General Secretary of the CTC, on her first visit to Britain. She is accompanied by 12 trade union leaders from Cuba’s SNTS (health), SNTAP (public administration), SNTECD (education) SNTCIE (communications), SNTTP (transport and ports) and SNTEM (energy and mining) unions.
From Britain speakers include Len McCluskey, General Secretary of Unite the Union, Kevin Courtney, Joint General Secretary of the National Education Union (NEU), Dave Ward, General Secretary of the Communication Workers Union (CWU), and Karen Lee MP.
Speakers include (left to right) Carmen Rosa López Rodríguez, Len McCluskey, Kevin Courtney, Dave Ward and Karen Lee MP
The conference comes at a critical time for the Cuban people. The Trump administration has tightened the blockade to unprecedented levels in an attempt to strangle the Cuban economy. Title III of the Helms-Burton Act has brought increasing numbers of lawsuits taken to US courts, and restrictions on oil shipments are beginning to bite, causing fuel and energy shortages.
The conference is your opportunity to meet frontline Cuban Trade Unionists from across the island inspiring workers facing the challenges caused by the blockade.
We will hear from experts and discuss the latest developments in the ongoing aggressions from the Trump administration. We will explore ways to increase political and practical solidarity here and to counter the misinformation propagated about Cuba. Featured sessions include understanding the impact of Title III of the Helms-Burton Act and the blockade on Cuba’s education, health and society; workers’ democracy and influence in setting national economic policy in the country, and the role of international solidarity.
Tickets cost £15 waged/£10 unwaged and include a light buffet lunch
Cuba Solidarity Campaign c/o Unite, 33-37 Moreland Street, London EC1V 8BB, UK
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7490 5715 | Fax: +44 (0)20 7490 3556 | Email | www.cuba-solidarity.org.uk