Veradero, Cuba: Today we met two different groups of workers in Matanzas Province. We visited at length with mill workers producing cereal lines in Cardenas. We also visited hotel construction workers at the tip of the Veradaro peninsula involved in a joint venture with the French that was half completed. In all likelihood both groups, …
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Cuba: Varadero
Tonight we have hot water, even though we are all bunked in suites with four people and a shared living room. Everyone is gritty, but happy! We have made it to Varadero, the Habaneros playa – a small town of 18000 with long running beaches that used to be the playground for people from Havana, …
Cuba: Labor
Havana, Cuba: The Central Trabajadores de Cuba (CTC) building is an impressive multi-story structure complete with an elevator and a surprising number of well-appointed meeting rooms on many of the floors. One can look through the louvered windows across the street to the open windows in the adjoining building and see workers hand wrapping cigars. …