On March 11, 1974, the Captain of the Working Class died, -a nickname that distinguished Lázaro Peña González-, a Cuban who had the singularity of having lived and acted according to his time.
Lázaro Peña was always at the head of the working class. When he was only 18 years old he joined the Communist Party, which increased his training as a trade union leader, always full of enthusiasm and courage. Thanks to his brilliant intelligence and his innate talent for presiding over assemblies and debates, he always had the support of his colleagues. For these reasons he was a member and General Secretary of the National Confederation of Cuban Workers (CNOC) and later of the Federation of Cuban Workers (CTC).
Lazaro was a worthy representative of the Cuban Workers Movement at international events and a combatant for the ideas that strengthened the revolutionary movement. After the revolutionary triumph of January 1, Lázaro Peña worked on the mobilization of workers to participate in voluntary work, called them to wear the glorious uniform of the Revolutionary National Militias, organized new congresses and worked tirelessly until his death.
Forty-four years after his death, the working class remembers this humble man who knew how to organize a whole country in order to improve the living conditions of workers.