The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) joins the international trade union community in condemning the United States’ military attack against Venezuela, and the abduction of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores.
This is a clear breach of international law, the UN Charter, and Venezuela’s sovereignty. We condemn any attempt to control Venezuela’s natural and strategic resources.
The US government’s threats against Colombia, Cuba, Mexico and their implied designs on Greenland further undermine peace and stability in their regions.
CUPW believes that the future of any country, including Venezuela, ought to be determined by its people, through peaceful, democratic processes, free from external interference. We echo the governments of Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Spain, and Uruguay in stating that the aggression marks an ‘extremely dangerous precedent’ and that dialogue is the solution.
We call on the Canadian government to condemn this blatant violation of international law and to make clear that the UN charter applies to all member states consistently.
We stand in solidarity with our fellow trade unionists in Venezuela in their struggle for peace and social justice.