Radio Cadena Agramonte emisiora de Camagüey
Havana, May 29 – Cuba commemorates today the 114th anniversary of the birth of labor leader Lázaro Peña (1911-1974), a relevant fighter for the causes of the labor movement on the Caribbean island and around the world.
Born in a neighborhood of the capital, he stood out from the young age of 18 for his activism in the clandestine Communist Party and the labor movement of the time, where he became involved in anti-imperialist activities.
After working in labor and union organizations, Peña assumed the leadership of the Workers Confederation of Cuba, founded on January 28, 1939. In 1973, he headed the Mass Organizations Department at the Communist Party Central Committee.
The prestige and solidity of the labor leader's work transcended the Caribbean island and contributed to the founding of the Latin American Workers' Confederation and the World Union Federation.
Among his qualities were the ability to mobilize the masses in a simple way, authority, honesty and political sharpness, according to union leaders and intellectuals who shared his historical time. (Text and photo: PL)
