Resolutions (updated June 9, 2022)
U.S. – CUBA RESOLUTIONS
(June 9, 2022)
The following U.S. City Councils, County Boards, State Legislatures, School Boards, Labor Councils, Unions, Workers Organizations, and other organizations have passed 55 resolutions which have addressed:
- Supporting ending the U.S. embargo/blockade on Cuba, and
- Saving Lives through scientific collaboration with Cuba regarding the Covid-19 pandemic.
Some levels of these governmental units have passed two resolutions regarding both Ending the Embargo and Saving Lives. This is indicated next to the name of each governmental unit with two resolutions.
These units of government and labor organizations together represent over 41 million people as part of their populations.
City Councils
Baltimore, Maryland (End the Embargo)
Berkeley, California (2 resolutions: End the Embargo, Saving Lives)
Brookline, Massachusetts (2 resolutions: End the Embargo, Saving Lives)
Cambridge, Massachusetts (2 resolutions: Saving Lives, End the Embargo)
Chicago, Illinois (End the Embargo)
Cleveland, Ohio (End the Embargo)
Detroit Michigan (End the Embargo)
Hartford, Connecticut (End the Embargo)
Helena, Montana (End the Embargo)
Madison, Wisconsin (End the Embargo)
Meridian Township, Michigan (End the Embargo)
Minneapolis, Minnesota (2 resolutions: Saving Lives, End the Embargo
Oakland, California (2 resolutions: End the Embargo, Saving Lives)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (2 resolutions: End the Embargo, Saving Lives)
Richmond, California (2 resolutions: End the Embargo, Saving Lives)
Sacramento, California (2 resolutions: End the Embargo, Saving Lives)
St. Paul, Minnesota (End the Embargo)
San Francisco, California (Saving Lives)
Santa Cruz, California (Saving Lives)
Seattle, Washington (2 resolutions: End the Embargo, Saving Lives)
County Boards
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin (End the Embargo)
Wayne County, Michigan (End the Embargo)
State Legislatures
State of Alabama Senate (End the Embargo)
State of Illinois House of Representatives (End the Embargo)
State of Michigan Senate (End the Embargo)
State of Minnesota legislature (2 resolutions: End the Embargo passed in Senate and House,
Saving Lives resolution introduced in Senate and House both in 2020 and 2021 sessions)
School Boards
Lennox Public Schools (Los Angeles)
Milwaukee Public Schools
Labor Councils, Unions and Workers Organizations
AFSCME 3800, Minnesota
AFT Local 2334 CUNY, Professional Staff Congress
ATU Local 1005, Minnesota
Albany, New York, Labor Council
California Federation of Labor
Fresno Central Labor Council, California
ILWU 2021 International Convention
Martin Luther King, Jr. County Labor Council, King County, Washington
National Black Worker Center
Professional Staff Congress, City University of New York
Sacramento Central Labor Council, California
San Francisco Labor Council, California
Troy, New York Labor Council
Washington State Labor Council
Organizations
Miami-Dade Democratic Party
Midwestern Legislative Conference of the Council of State Governments
Zapata – King Neighborhood Council of Los Angeles
Compiled by Saving Lives Campaign, www.savinglivescampaign.org, June 9, 2022
