Viewing All News from July 2026
UNISON commits new aid for Cuba
Campaign News | Wednesday, 1 July 2026
Cuba was firmly on the agenda at UNISONʼs National Delegate Conference in Brighton, where Britainʼs largest trade union welcomed Dr Mitchell Valdés-Sosa, representative of the Cuban Health Workersʼ Union (SNTS) and Director of the Cuban Neuroscience Centre, as an international guest. Addressing her first conference as General Secretary, Andrea Egan sent ... read more
Defending and Building Socialism Under Siege: Cuba’s New Economic Measures
News from Cuba | Friday, 26 June 2026
In one of the most consequential economic policy announcements since the Special Period of the 1990s, Cuba has unveiled a comprehensive package of reforms designed to confront the island’s most severe economic crisis in decades while preserving the socialist foundations of the Revolution. Approved by the Extraordinary Plenum of the ... read more
US imposes even more sanctions on Cuba
News from Cuba | Friday, 26 June 2026
Amid a humanitarian crisis caused by external factors, as reported by the UN several weeks ago, the US government has decided to strike another blow against Cuba’s blockaded economy. The sanctions now target the Cuban Army’s financial system (GAESA) and other state-owned companies, such as the mining company GeoMinera. In ... read more
END THE SIEGE ON CUBA - with with Elizabeth Ribalta, ICAP
Campaign News | Sunday, 14 June 2026
Speaking tour, Sat 13 June - Sun 21 June 2026 Cuba is facing one of the most dangerous moments in recent decades. As the United States escalates its economic warfare, sanctions and threats against the island, the need for international solidarity has never been more urgent. This June, the Cuba Solidarity Campaign is ... read more
MPs raise alarm over Cuba’s deepening humanitarian crisis due to Trump’s siege
Campaign News | Tuesday, 9 June 2026
Parliament heard powerful testimony on Monday 8 June, as MPs from across the political spectrum highlighted the worsening humanitarian situation in Cuba and called for urgent action to ease the suffering caused by Trump’s siege. The debate was secured by Jeremy Corbyn MP following his recent visit to Cuba with Richard ... read more
Parliamentarians and Trade Union Leaders Say No to Trump's War on Cuba
Campaign News | Wednesday, 3 June 2026
British MPs, peers and trade union leaders gathered outside Parliament today to call on the UK Government to oppose the Trump administration's escalating aggression against Cuba and reject any threat of military intervention against the island. The photo call, organised by the Cuba Solidarity Campaign, comes amid growing concern over the ... read more
Cuba is not alone - report from the 2026 May Day Brigade
Campaign News | Monday, 1 June 2026
CSC’s 19th annual Young Trade Unionists’ May Day Brigade took place at an acutely difficult moment for Cuba. Trump’s oil siege had created severe shortages across the island, creating significant obstacles for the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP) to organise the visit, while in addition a number ... read more
Hands Off Cuba: Reject US Escalation and Threats Against Cuban Sovereignty - CSC statement
Campaign News | Sunday, 31 May 2026
The Cuba Solidarity Campaign strongly condemns the latest contemptuous escalation by the United States government against Cuba – the indictment of former Cuban President Raúl Castro over the 1996 shoot-down of aircraft belonging to the Miami-based group Brothers to the Rescue. Add your name to our Urgent Call for Peace ad ... read more
Trade unions and MPs warn Trump is creating pretext for intervention in Cub
Campaign News | Wednesday, 27 May 2026
Britain’s trade union movement and parliamentarians have issued a stark warning over escalating US aggression against Cuba, with two major open letters condemning Donald Trump’s latest actions against the island and calling on the British government to oppose any move towards intervention. The interventions come amid growing international concern over the ... read more
Trump escalates economic warfare and threat of military intervention against Cuba
News from Cuba | Thursday, 7 May 2026
On 1 May, Donald Trump issued another Executive Order against Cuba, intensifying the US economic war on the island to unprecedented levels. Citing Cuba’s unsubstantiated “threats to US national security and foreign policy”, the new coercive measures grant sweeping powers to freeze assets and sanction anyone – whether US or foreign ... read more
