• Français
Find Your Local Union
Subscribe to E-news
 
Login
Scholarships
Contact

UFCW Canada - Union Logo

Canada's Private Sector Union

  • About Our Union
  • Media & News
  • Resources
  • Issues
  • Action Centre
  • Join the Union
Media & News

UFCW Canada shares in Cuba celebration

Toronto – December 22, 2014 – Last week’s historic announcement that the United States has agreed to renew full diplomatic relations with Cuba was welcome news for the Cuban people and for UFCW Canada activists and allies who have stood in solidarity with Cuba’s labour movement.

The announcement was also accompanied by the U.S. release of the remaining members of the Cuban 5, ending 14 years of imprisonment for crimes they did not commit. For more than a decade, UFCW Canada and allies, including the Workers Central Union of Cuba (CTC), had joined their voices in an international campaign to free the Cuban 5.

For many years, UFCW Canada has also worked closely with the CTC and Cuban unions in sharing expertise and training on best practices in collective bargaining, conflict resolution, and membership servicing. This past June, UFCW Canada was honoured with the 75th Anniversary Seal of the CTC, in recognition of our support for the Cuban labour movement.

“Throughout the years, UFCW Canada has proudly stood in solidarity with the CTC and all Cuban people in the call for justice for the Cuban 5, and for the restoration of full diplomatic relations with the United States,” says UFCW Canada National President Paul Meinema.

“The courage and spirit of the Cuban people have never wavered over the decades. Their struggle has been an inspiration to all those who cherish equality, worker solidarity, and co-operative progress. As a new era begins in Cuba, we share in their celebration, and commitment to social justice.”

  • Media & News
    • News
      • Topics
      • Press Releases
    • Media
      • Posters
    • Subscribe to E-news

Media Contact

For media inquiries, please email [email protected] with the word ‘Media’ in the subject line.

  • Find our brand guidelines here.
  • Join the Union
  • About Our Union
    • About Our Union
      • Find Your Local Union
      • National President
      • National Council
      • Constitution
      • Union History
      • UFCW Canada Annual Report
      • Brand Guidelines
      • Join UFCW Canada
  • Media & News
    • Media & News
      • News
      • Media
      • Subscribe to E-news
  • Resources
    • Resources
      • Stand for Canada, Shop UFCW-made
      • The National Defence Fund
      • Migrant Members
      • Union Training & Scholarships
      • Member Discounts
      • Health & Safety
      • UFCW Canada Equity Grant Program
  • Issues
    • Issues
      • Leukemia Fundraising
      • Political Action
      • Women and Gender Equity
      • Social Justice
      • The Union for Agriculture Workers
      • UFCW Pride – Union Pride!
      • Young Workers
      • Food Justice
      • Global Solidarity
      • Uber Drivers United
      • Conscious Cannabis
  • Action Centre
    • Action Centre
      • Affordability for All
      • Violence is not part of the job: Respect Frontline Workers!
      • Make Truth and Reconciliation a paid day of recognition and remembrance
      • Paid Sick Days Now!
      • Migrant workers deserve permanent residency
      • End the Heritage Inn Lockout Now
  • Join the Union
    • Join the Union
      • Why UFCW Canada
      • Union Advantage
      • Union Facts
      • Frequently Asked Questions
      • Everything About Unions
      • Industries We Represent
      • Workplaces We Represent
      • How to Join a Union
      • Join Now

Login

FacebookXYoutube2Instagram

Copyright © 2025 UFCW Canada. All Rights Reserved
United Food and Commercial Workers Union
Canada's private sector union