Havana, Mar 9 (Prensa Latina) Cuba’s main labor organization today called for a nationwide celebration of May Day, International Workers’ Day.
The main celebration, according to the call of the Cuban Workers’ Union (CTC), will be in the Plaza de la Revolución José Martí, in Havana, with the motto “For Cuba, together we create.”
“We will reaffirm our firm conviction that the unity of the people, unconditional resistance and the will to perfect the common work will always be guarantees of victory,” the text states.
The call was presented this Sunday after voluntary work in the western province of Mayabeque, harvesting potatoes.
“Today, the country faces the growing hostility of an increasingly aggressive and arrogant empire, determined to ensure the prevalence of new neocolonial, fascist and terrorist expressions,” he said.
In response to these acts that violate international law, he added, “the workers, together with the people, maintain the unwavering decision to be faithful to the legacy of the heroes of the Cuban nation.”
He also urged “to continue the battle that successive generations of workers, peasants and students have waged to achieve freedom, independence and social justice.”
“In this challenging and complex context, of such great importance for the nation and humanity, the CTC and its unions call for a day of mobilization to celebrate International Workers’ Day on May 1,” he reiterated.
With the contribution of everyone, especially the workers, he says, “we will advance in the programs that support the socioeconomic transformation and development of the country.”
It also states that “it is essential to maximize the productive reserves that we have in each sector and job position; to consolidate the powers granted to the Socialist State Enterprise and its linkage with the non-state sector.”
The celebration of May Day, he says, is framed within transcendental commemorations.
Among them, the 130th anniversary of the “beginning of the Necessary War led by our National Hero José Martí on February 24, 1895” and the “86th anniversary of the founding of the CTC” stand out.
“It will also be a special moment to pay tribute to our Commander in Chief Fidel Castro Ruz,” he said.
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