The Metal-Mechanic company Varona was the venue of the national act for the 81st Anniversary of the CTC, celebrated this January 28, also serving as an occasion to pay tribute to José Martí 167 years after his birth.

The meeting was chaired by Ulises Guilarte De Nacimiento, a member of the Political Bureau and Secretary General of the CTC, and Luis Antonio Torres Iribar, first secretary of the PCC in the capital. Eloy Álvarez Martínez, Minister of Industries, Carlos Alejandro Estrada Fong, OSDE GESIME First Vice-President, as well as members of the CTC's national bureau and other mass organizations were also invited.

The occasion became a space of recognition for the outstanding results of the Metal-Mechanical Varona company, for which its leader and director Jorge Pérez received from the hands of Luis Antonio Torres Inibar, the National Vanguard flag, a condition that the entity's collective deserved. as part of the Socialist Emulation. Ulises Guilarte De Nacimiento delivered the 80th Anniversary Seal of the creation of the Cuban Workers Central to two outstanding workers in the company: Eladio Romero Sánchez and Lázaro Juan Fábregas.

Likewise, Cándido Rodriguez Iturbides Hernández and José Roberto Valdés Fernández, received the Seal of fiftieth anniversary for staying for half a century or more of work in the sector, encouragement delivered by Arturo Rodriguez Font, Secretary General of the National Union of Industries and Eloy Álvarez Martínez, Minister of the bouquet.