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Vol. 77/No. 28      July 22, 2013

 
Letters
 
CBTU resolution
Thanks for reporting on the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists’ resolution calling for release of the Cuban Five. But what should readers make of the words in the resolution that “call upon the Cuban government to release all political prisoners, including trade unionists”? What should those who want to make use of the resolution to defend the Five say about that wording? Might this be an opportunity to take on the oft-alleged charge of the enemies and opponents of the Cuban Revolution that civil liberties are nonexistent on the island?

August Nimtz
Twin Cities, Minn.

Editor’s note: The CBTU’s call for release of the Five has set an example for the labor movement in the U.S. But its call for the Cuban government to release “political prisoners, including trade unionists,” simply echoes lies peddled by Washington and its imperialist allies. Hopefully members of the CBTU who know such charges have no foundation will be able to win a majority to eliminate such slanders from future resolutions that call for an end to Washington’s economic war on Cuba and freedom for our five comrades.

Struggle in workforce
Your paper has opened my eyes to a struggle in the workforce I never even knew existed! Keep up the fight for all working-class struggles.

A prisoner
Pennsylvania  
 
 
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