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The FBU sent a message of solidarity to the Cuban TUC (CTC) in response to the Matanzas fire. From the Facebook page of UK’s Fire Brigade Union, 9 August 2022: “There’s nothing more devastating than learning that a firefighter is dead or missing after a fire. Seventeen firefighters missing after the Matanzas fire is a…

On 14 May, when the CSC fringe at the Fire Brigades Union conference was taking place, emergency services in Cuba were still working to save lives following the explosion on 6 May (see page 6). Les Skarratts, chair of the FBU International Committee, sent a message of condolence and solidarity from the meeting to the…

CSC’s fringe meeting at UNISON conference in June focussed on the medical shortages caused by the blockade and how Cuba had overcome these to produce its own vaccines. Addressing her very first UNISON fringe meeting, Cuban ambassador Bárbara Montalvo Álvarez told the 120 people who attended that “the Vaccine Global Access Mechanism, COVAX, was not…

Thirty-one young trade unionists from Britain and Ireland joined 140 activists from around the world in Cuba this spring on the first May Day Brigade for three years The young members representing unions Unite, UNISON, CWU, ASLEF, RMT, TSSA and USDAW were part of CSC’s 15th annual Young Trade Unionists’ May Day Brigade. Several of…

An update on Viva La Educación fundraising Thank you to everyone who has donated to the Viva La Educación appeal since its launch in February. Almost £40,000 has already been raised to send essential classroom and teaching materials to Cuban schools. Individuals, trade unions, local CSC groups and others from across Britain and abroad have…

Saturday 4 June Hamilton House, Mabledon Place, London, WC1H 9BD All are invited to attend the CSC AGM and Solidarity Rally this Saturday with special guest speakers from Cuba and Britain and films from Cuba. You are welcome to attend the whole, day or just part of it. Special guest speakers include Elizabeth Ribalta from…

British Foreign Office Under-Secretary Vicky Ford welcomed (24 May) the recent limited easing of US sanctions against Cuba announced by the Biden administration, calling the measures to allow family remittances and increased US-Cuba flight routes “a first step towards encouraging economic growth, especially in support of the private sector, and enabling the reunification of many…

CSC Director Rob Miller addressed the national conference of ASLEF, the train drivers’ union, in Bournemouth on 18 May. He discussed the latest developments on the situation in Cuba, the ongoing US blockade, and the relationship with the United States. He thanked ASLEF members for their long standing support for the people of Cuba. In…

The Hotel Saratoga appeal launched by CSC to raise money for those affected by the gas explosion at the Havana landmark hotel on 6 May has raised almost £9,000 in three weeks. Forty six people died in the accident and a further 100 were injured, 12 of whom remain in hospital receiving treatment. Cuba held…

CSC National Secretary Bernard Regan recently signed the book of condolences at the Cuban Embassy which was opened to mark the passing of Ricardo Alarcón de Quesada. The Cuban diplomat who spent many years as Cuba’s permanent representative to the United Nations and also a President of the Cuban National Assembly died on 30 April…