Statement by the Belfast and District Trades Union Council On the sad death of the President of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez

The Belfast & District Trades Union Council expresses its condolences and solidarity with the family and comrades of President Hugo Chávez, and with the people of Venezuela. A leader of great courage, Hugo Chávez defied the rich and powerful across the globe by choosing to dedicate his life and the policies of his government to the working people and the poor. Where cowards flinched, Hugo Chávez stood proudly declaring himself a socialist, a man of the people, standing for real democracy, equality and justice. Taking this position earned President Chávez the wrath of the world’s wealthiest, their crony governments’ and […]