protest Athens 18 September

right to employment

Just stop for a moment and imagine the power and belief in working class political non violent direct action. What have we done with the words of Irish Scottish political activist CONNOLLY: "you can hoist the green flag over Dublin Castle but unless you build a Social Republic, all your efforts will be in vain" remember Irish republican Peader o Donnell

This morning after breakfast, around 11am which would be 09.00 Irish time, protests are about to begin. This time opposing cuts in public employment. Omonia sq. is the place. the Greek trade union "Pame" assembles. Thousands turn out onto the streets. Students, families children. Let's put to bed the political nonsense by a certain ex member of the European Parliament who represented Ireland about the Greek Communist party KKE non participation in public protests. This is not true. These members are fully active in protests. They don't behave like sheep, waiting to be baton charged by the Greek police to be hospitalised. Neither are they going to allow opportunists who have no political class analysis to hijack trade union protests. In England and Ireland certain members of the trade unions executive have formed close alliances with the political liberal right agenda. We dont need Jesuitical theological analysis to see the reality. These executive members have allowed the likes of Rabbitte, Burton. Gilmour to set the agenda