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City of Havana, Cuba
June 9, 2001
Brother Ken Riley,
President Local 1422
International Longshore Association
Brother Riley:
We have just received the information about the National March for
Worker's Rights to be held in Columbia, South Carolina on June 9, 2001,
whose main focus is the case of the Charleston 5.
It had a great impact on all of us because it is quite difficult to
believe that a group of unarmed workers who peacefully defend their
legitimate rights could be so brutally attacked with such a
deployment of sophisticated equipment and offensive weapons.
This savage attack and the laws against workers and unions' rights
existing in S.C. are real proof that the neoliberal practices are not
just put forward in third world countries but also in the most powerful
and developed country in the world, unrespectful of labor and workers'
rights in the name of the so called democracy which only works for
corporations and the most wealthy people.
On behalf of the 3.1 million members of the Central Workers Union of
Cuba and the 19 national sectoral unions, we wish to convey to the
Charleston 5 and all Longshore Workers our sincere solidarity. We
will send the information about this injustice to other friends in Latin
American unions so as to promote a vast solidarity movement with you to
stop these unfair practices against workers .
Long live labor solidarity!
Central de Trabajadores de Cuba
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