2023-07-04 14:00:00
If you hear her laugh, there will be no doubt that Miriam Sánchez Oliva has an angel to connect with others. She demonstrated it already as secretary of the union bureau in the direction of Education of the Artemisa municipality.
“In a morning for the anniversary of the victory at Playa Girón, I asked permission to recite a poem and the director recruited me for that responsibility.” From there, the teacher gradually gained the trust of the workers, thanks to her constant concern for them, her pleasure in highlighting her virtues and accompanying them in all tasks.
“I remember the 80th birthday of the Commander in Chief; It occurred to me to make the number very large, with luminous paper. Several colleagues helped me place it in the patio and thus give the rest of the group a surprise”.
Initiatives and enthusiasm revolutionized this place, where he also expanded the historical seat with new images. But his greatest satisfaction was achieving what seemed impossible: having the members of a maintenance brigade deliver the quote.
“I approached them, spoke on their terms, and managed to get them involved in all the activities. Likewise, he did not overlook any significant date, we always had a detail with the affiliates. From that time I keep the diplomas of outstanding worker at the municipal and provincial level.
Miriam has been in the Government system for more than a decade and is currently the head of the department for liaison with the local bodies of People’s Power. “In other words, she is the representative of the National Assembly in the territory. Our team, made up of three people, controls the operation of these structures and represents the deputies”.
Before coming here, this charismatic woman was secretary of the Provincial Electoral Commission and head of the office of the president of the Provincial Assembly; however, “my world is not locked in an office. I transferred to the Department of Operations, whose union section was not doing well. I was aware that more could be done and in the end, I took the reins.
“With the support of the majority, we organized the morning meetings, we held the assembly of affiliates, the meeting of factors…, backed by the Party secretary.
“We also prioritize political-ideological work through visits to the Mausoleum, the Martian Forest of Ariguanabo, incorporation into the José Martí Cultural Society, talks and conversations on History.
“After the dissolution of the Provincial Assembly, the familiarity of the group is missed, for example, Dinorah Acosta, one of our delegates, underwent surgery and did not lack human and material support.”
She proudly recalls another of her conquests. “When the concept of the payment of the day of having changed and My contribution to the Homeland was named, I never discussed figures, I only called for reflection: how much does the Homeland cost you? As long as you talk to people and explain the need for something, many understand. We can’t get tired.”
Dialogue with the Master in Education is synonymous with joy. Among humorous anecdotes, Miriam also boasts of belonging to the Association of Combatants of the Cuban Revolution; she kept at home the Rafael María de Mendive medals for his work as a teacher, the Enrique Hart Dávalos medal, from the Public Administration Workers Union, and the 60th anniversary seal of this union.
She owes a lot to the teachings of Teté, another valuable trade union leader who recently passed away. And it is that perhaps one of her “famous phrases” came true in a national bureau of the Union: Lázaro Peña’s blood runs through her veins.
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