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EDINBURGH RIGHT TO WORK CAMPAIGN ' ALL OUT' BUDGET DAY DEMO JUNE 22ND

[Scotland] alibroon | 24.06.2010 10:23

ON TUESDAY jUNE 22ND we saw the embryonic start of major resistance....a demonstration built by CWU Scotland, Edinburgh TUC, Edinburgh Right to Work Campaign, and saw 300 people on the streets of the City with large contingents from all the major trade unions, the IWW, SWP, Anarchist Organisations, SSP, Green Party, and many community activists and student organisations. Key speakers at the Rally were from the EIS, PCS Union, Unite, Unison, and community campaigns who have been victorious against attempts by Edinburgh Council to close schools, tender services, close nurseries and community centres. The general call from both the rally and the demonstration was unity between all political, trade union, and community organisations who took part in the day of protest was action to confront any attempt at Con/Dem cuts to public services whether within the public sector, community, or voluntary sector. A key speaker, Steven Deans, Chair of Unite, Scottish Region, argued that we need to build ' a movement and coalition of resistance'. 

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[Scotland] alibroon
- Original article on IMC Scotland: http://www.indymediascotland.org/node/19954