Tens of thousands of workers in Ireland demonstrate against cuts

Tens of thousands of workers marched in Ireland on Friday 6 November as part of union organised demonstrations in nine cities protests against the Irish governments attempts to make workers pay for the crisis. In the region of 20,000 workers march through Cork City centre to oppose Government cuts and the ongoing attacks on wages and conditions. Cork anarchists from the WSM handed out 2000 leaflets at the march. Workers from a wide section of the union movement were present – SIPTU, TEEU, Unite, INO, INTO, ASTI, CWU, IWU, TUI, PNA.

Shell to Sea took part in the Dublin march and distributed copies of the leaflet exposing the Great Oil & Gas Giveaway.

The Social Solidarity Network also took part in the Dublin marchand distributed about 7000 leaflets arguing that "one day of marching will not be enough to bring about meaningful change" and invited participants to an open discussion after the march (over 30 attended to discuss mobilising for the national strike on 24th November which the unions are currently balloting on). If you'd like to get involved in the SSN which is "a grouping of people who have come together to provide a forum for workers and communites to unite to resist the attackes and to build links across the many struggles which will break out over the coming months" email socialsolidaritynetwork@gmail.com

The images here are a sample of the 70+ images that can be viewed on the WSM Facebook profile.

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Shell to Sea support protest

Some of WSM members on the demonstration, others marched with their union banners