Unions Hold Meetings to Explain Layoffs

HAVANA TIMES, Sept. 22 — Thousands of meetings are being held this week in Cuba in workplaces and barrios with the aim of explaining the laying off of half a million persons from the state sector, announced Salvador Valdés, general secretary of the Central Organization of Cuban Trade Unions (CTC), the only authorized union organization in the island.  Valdes said: “The process will be wide ranging, with the most absolute freedom of opinions, with sincerity in the presentations and with respect for the dissenting opinions that may exist,” reported IPS.

Recent Posts

My Take on Clothes

I don’t buy a lot of clothes and don't have as much variety of designs…

Israeli Airstrikes Kill Dozens Across Gaza as Genocide Continues in Wake of ICC Arrest Warrant News

Reactions have been mixed. France, a close ally of Israel, supported the ICC’s “independence, &…

Nicaragua Now Has Over 140 Political Prisoners

Teacher Pedro Alfonso Morales, journalist Orlando Chávez Esquivel, and his siblings Obed and Merary Chavez…

In order to improve navigation and features, Havana Times uses cookies.