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Cork protest hits out at Minister for Slave Labour
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Saturday February 14, 2009 20:19 by John Jefferies - The Workers' Party cork_wp at mail dot com
Workers Party protest at office of Billy Kelleher The Workers' Party today held a protest at the constitutency office of Junior Minister Billy Kelleher who earlier this week strongly hinted at moves to cut the statutory Minimum Wage. Members of the Workers’ Party today picketted the constituency office of the Minister of State for Labour Affairs Billy Kelleher at Dillon's Cross in Cork in protest at any move to cut the Minimum Wage which the Minister strongly hinted at in a speech earlier this week. |
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Jump To Comment: 2 1Fair play protestors! You have to start somewhere, which usually means taking to the streets to get your message out.
I sincerely appreciate your concerns expressed in this item but do you really think those running things give a flying squeak about a few people mounting a protest?
When I worked as a parliamentary correspondent years back, I recall seeing ministers sniggering and joking over similar events in the UK.
I draw attention to the following quote fro Jeff Luers which appeared in an IndyMedia news item a few days ago:
Fear is the enemy of freedom. We fail to act because we fear the cost of living free. We live in a police state. The U.S. may be the kinder face of fascism, but it is still a fascist state. Yes, we have elected a man who may bring change, but the system that he upholds will still be a capitalist, imperialist monster. If anyone thinks that he isn’t going to protect the corporate interests at the extent of the people, they are wrong. We live in one of the few countries in the world where corporations are granted and guaranteed the same rights under our constitution. By design, our government is structured to uphold that rule of law.
Source http://mostlywater.org/new_interview_convicted_ecoterro...luers: