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Rafael Ferro Salas, Grupo de Trabajo Decoro
PINAR DEL RÍO, December (www.cubanet.org) - The factory’s
general manager had been speaking to the employees for three hours when a voice
from the back said: "I don’t agree with what you say. All the time we
are being asked to give a little bit more, while the ones in charge keep living
well at our expense."
There was silence and then an electric buzz that suggested no one before had
challenged the general manager that way. No one wanted to be in the man’s
shoes, either.
The general manager, from the podium, looked at the man who had so
unexpectedly spoken and bit his lip. After a few moments, he finished what he
had to say and left the room followed by the secretary and the administrator.
Some of the workers approached the man who had spoken, a mechanic with many
years of service, whom they all respected and appreciated.
"I think you went crazy, man. The least they’ll do is fire you,"
said one worker. "You’ll be without a job and you have a family to
feed."
"I know, but at least I had the pleasure of calling him a liar in front
of all of you. It’s always the same, they ask us to sacrifice and they
continue living well."
As he spoke, the secretary walked up.
"Miguel, the general manager asked me to take you to his office."
He walked behind her, while the others looked on.
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