People Before Profit

Budget Day Protests at the Dail

Attacks On Workers And Social Welfare Recipients Must Be Resisted
Widespread Campaign of Opposition Must Be Organised
Discredited Union Leaders Should Step Aside

The People Before Profit Alliance is calling for a campaign of
widespread opposition to government plans to cut public services and pay by €4 billion. If the leaders of the trade union movement will not lead such a campaign they should step aside.

There can be no doubt now that this government is determined to make
ordinary people pay for a crisis they did not create.  Wide-ranging cuts are
to be implemented which will see services cut, social welfare cut and the
pay of public servants cut.  This disastrous and incompetent government’s
action will further damage the economy creating more unemployment in the process. These cuts will have a devastating effect on working class
communities across the country.

Its now clear we need major investment in job creation. We also need to tax
the rich and the wealthy to pay for it. This government has shown no
willingness to make those who have millions from the Celtic Tiger pay their
fair share.

The leadership of ICTU is utterly discredited.  Rather than insist on
increased taxation of the rich it has gone along with plans to cut pay and
services; their strategy of appeasement and sell-out has been proven a
complete failure for workers.  It’s now time for a serious campaign
including strike action to remove this government.  This evening we are
calling on union leaders and the Labour Party to declare war on this
government. If they are not prepared to lead a campaign to remove this
government they should step aside.”

The People Before Profit Alliance will be participating in a number of
demonstrations this week against the budget:

On Wednesday a number of organisations will be protesting at the Dail
throughout the day.
The United Alliance Against The Cuts will be protesting at the Dail @1pm.
Teachers and other public Sector workers will be at the Dail from  4.30

Public Meeting Thursday 10th December 8PM

Government declares war on working people... Unite to fight back
Central Hotel, Exchequer St. 8.pm.

Speakers John Kidd, Dublin fire fighter and 24/7 Alliance.
Cllrs Richard Boyd Barrett and Joan Collins, People Before Profit Alliance.

United Alliance Against The Cuts Protest, Saturday 12th December

Don't Let them Steal Christmas- No to Pay Cuts and social welfare cuts
Saturday 12th December, assemble 1pm, Parnell Square.

Join the People Before Profit Contingent, meet at 12.30 at Ambassador Cinema.

Christmas Party/Fundraiser
Mince Pies and Music
Thursday, December 17th
Lanigan's Plough, Lwr Abbey St., Dublin 1 (beside Luas Stop and Abbey Theatre)
From 8pm
5 euros (or a donation)

We hope to send out a weekly newsletter in the New Year so please email us reports of campaigns and issues in your local areas.

Contact

http://www.peoplebeforeprofit.ie/
info@peoplebeforeprofit.ie

Office: 01 8727912
Organisers:
Sara O'Rourke 087 2886646
Dermot Connolly 087 7675691