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Congress condemns US aggression against Cuba
TRADE unionists condemned US “aggression and cruelty” against the Cuban people yesterday.
Delegates at the Trades Union Congress in Brighton voted to oppose the Helms-Burton Act, legislation that could lead to British companies being sued in US courts for trading with Cuba.
Steve Gillan, general secretary of the POA prison officers’ union, described the Act as “economic warfare” and accused US President Donald Trump of attempting “regime change” as a long-term aim.
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