Trade Unions for Cuba eNewsletter – Volume 2, Issue 2

The Summer 2013 issue of the Cuba Solidarity Campaign's Trade Unions for Cuba eNewsletter is now available to view online.

The eNewsletter contains all the latest news on Cuba and CSC with particular emphasis on our work with trade unions.

This issue includes:

•    News of Rene Gonzalez’s return to Cuba
•    An exciting opportunity to host two young Cuban trade unionists in September
•    A report from our Young Trade Unionists’ May Day Brigade
•    Details of upcoming CSC events at trade union conferences

Please forward the eNewsletter to friends and colleagues, share on social networking sites or print off for notice boards and distribution around offices.
 
You can view the newsletter online here

If you would like to receive the newsletter via email, please email us and we will add you to our mailing list.

Trade Unions for Cuba eNewsletter – Issue 4

The Winter 2012/13 issue of the Cuba Solidarity Campaign's 'Trade Unions for Cuba' eNewsletter is now available to view online.

The eNewsletter contains all the latest news on Cuba and CSC with particular emphasis on our work with trade unions.

This issue includes:

• An update on a major parliamentary action in support of the Miami Five – and information on how you can help
• Che Guevara’s daughter, Aleida, thanks the British trade union movement for their support and solidarity
• News of the devastation in Cuba following Hurricane Sandy – and details of how you can make a donation
• Three fantastic opportunities to celebrate May Day 2013 in Cuba

Please forward the eNewsletter to friends and colleagues, share on social networking sites or print off for notice boards and distribution around offices.
 
You can read 'Trade Unions for Cuba' online here. 

If you would like to receive the newsletter via email, please email us and we will add you to our mailing list. 

Trade Unions for Cuba eNewsletter – Issue 3

The third issue of the Cuba Solidarity Campaign’s eNewsletter ‘Trade Unions for Cuba’ is now available online. The newsletter aims to celebrate collaboration between CSC, British trade unions and trade unions in Cuba. It brings up-to-date news on trade unionism in Cuba, reports on CSC’s work with unions domestically, mobilises campaigns and promotes events, brigades and tours.

The Summer 2012 editions reviews the recent visit of the wives of the Miami Five to the UK and reports on CSC’s trade union conferences throughout the Spring.

It also features previews of exciting events coming up at TUC Conference, Labour Party Conference, the Vigil for the Miami Five and Aleida Guevara’s ‘Remembering Che’ speaking tour.

The newsletter can be viewed here. Please feel free to forward to colleagues, share on social networking sites or print-off and distribute around notice boards and offices. If you would like to receive future copies, please email CSC Campaigns Officer Dan Smith.

Trade Unions for Cuba - Issue 2

The second issue of the Cuba Solidarity Campaign’s eNewsletter ‘Trade Unions for Cuba’ is now available online. The newsletter aims to celebrate collaboration between CSC, British trade unions and trade unions in Cuba. It brings up-to-date news on trade unionism in Cuba, reports on CSC’s work with unions domestically, mobilises campaigns and promotes events, brigades and tours.

The Winter 2011/12 edition features details of our new END IT NOW! campaign to mark the 50th anniversary of the United States’ blockade of Cuba next year. There is also information on how the British trade union movement is leading the fight in defence of the Miami 5 and how you can get involved with the campaign as part of the upcoming Beyond the Frame art exhibition.

It also includes a report on CSC’s presence at trade union conferences recently and information on two fantastic trips we’re taking to Cuba next Spring – the May Day Study tour and May Day Brigade.

The newsletter can be viewed here. Please feel free to forward to colleagues, share on social networking sites or print-off and distribute around notice boards and offices. If you would like to receive future copies, please email CSC Campaigns Officer Dan Smith.

Launch of CSC's Trade Union Newsletter

This week we launched our new Cuba Solidarity Campaign trade union newsletter Trade Unions for Cuba. Union affiliates and individual CSC members will be accustomed to receiving their quarterly copy of CubaSí magazine, but the new bulletin will concentrate on trade union news and campaigning actions. Trade Unions for Cuba will be published electronically approximately every three months and will satisfy the hunger for topical Cuba news between issues of CubaSí.

The newsletter aims to celebrate collaboration between CSC, British trade unions and trade unions in Cuba. It will bring up-to-date news on trade unionism in Cuba, report on CSC work with unions domestically, mobilise campaigns and promote events, brigades and tours.

The first issue includes a report on WikiLeaks revelations which show the success of the CSC and trade union campaign against the Hilton Hotels in 2007. British trade unions – including the GMB and Unison – played a crucial role in boycotting Hilton due to their refusal to accommodate Cuban guests and the WikiLeaks cables show that our campaign reached the highest levels of the U.S government. 

Unison young activists Lisa and Vikki with
Dennis Doody, UCATT rep on CSC EC



It also includes a report on CSC’s presence at trade union conferences this year and features a story of three young activists – Vikki Garratty, Lisa Scott and Geri Cowell – who took part in CSC’s May Day Brigade this year. According to Vikki, the Brigade was “one of the best experiences of my life” and the newsletter applauds the work the three campaigners have done supporting solidarity with Cuba and fundraising for CSC since their return. A big thanks to all those who contributed at Unison’s Young Members’ Weekend in Cardiff!

The core objective of the newsletter, however, is to enhance understanding of Cuba, promote campaigning work and increase union affiliations to the Cuba Solidarity Campaign. The report on the visit of Tony Woodley – former Unite General Secretary – to a Miami 5 meeting in Los Angeles demonstrates that the British trade union movement has been crucial in the campaign to free the Miami 5 by securing the support of American unions such as the United Service Workers, the United Steel Workers and the Teamsters.

It is only through union support that this was possible and it is therefore imperative to build on the already fantastic relationship which CSC enjoys with the trade union movement. If your union branch or region isn’t already affiliated to the Campaign, we hope you will consider joining online or by emailing Dan Smith. Affiliation costs just £40 for a branch and £50 for a region.

A hi-res version of the newsletter can be viewed here. Please feel free to forward to colleagues or print-off and distribute around notice boards and offices. If you would like to receive future copies, please email CSC Campaigns Officer Dan Smith.