Unite, Britain’s largest union, Supports Maduro & Venezuela
Unite, Britain’s largest union, Supports Maduro & Venezuela
By Venezuela Solidarity Campaign
Source: Venezuelanalysis.com
July 7, 2014
Unite the Union, the largest union in Britain and Europe, this week unanimously passed a motion to support the government of President Nicolas Maduro and re-affirming their support for the Venezuela Solidarity Campaign. The motion was presented during Unite’s Annual Conference, which this year was held in Liverpool. The text of the motion and notes of the two speeches proposing and seconding the motion can be found in full below.
Commenting on moves towards US sanctions on Venezuela in recent weeks, the mover of the motion explained that, “One can only conclude that some in the US share the Venezuela opposition’s aim to oust the Maduro government,” adding that whilst “perhaps that’s not surprising as Venezuela has the largest oil reserves in the world… it should not be tolerated” and that “Venezuelans have the right to choose their own government free from outside interference.”
Additionally, its seconder added that, “Venezuela does however, have many friends, especially ourselves in the trade union movement, and we can be confident that in the future our solidarity can help our Venezuelan comrades build further on our advances in workers’ rights and social inclusion.”
The motion “expresses its full support for the PSUV government of Nicolás Maduro and the CBST trade union confederation in the struggle against the extreme right wing attempting a new coup d’état in Venezuela” and adds, ” The spectre of coup d’état is a clear and present threat to much of progressive Latin America.”
A fringe meeting on Cuba and Venezuela was also held as part of the conference, with the participation of Esther Armenteros, Cuban Ambassador in London, Álvaro Sánchez, Venezuela’s Charge d’affaires, who thanked Unite for their “tremendous support” for Venezuela and the VSC< Bernie Wentworth of Thompson’s solicitors and Len McCluskey, General Secretary of Unite the Union. Opening and chairing the fringe Unite Assistant General Secretary Steve Turner noted the need to rebut media myths and representations of Venezuela, and oppose proposed US sanctions.
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