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May Day - victory at Visteon

1st May 2009

There was a strong LRC contingent on May Day march and rally in London, as around 3,000 trade unionists and human rights activists marched through the capital calling for policies in the interests of working people.

The day was given extra poignancy by the victory of the Visteon workers who have been occupying the factories at Basildon, Belfast and Enfield. More details from the Unite website.

Speaking from the platform in Trafalgar Square, LRC Chair John McDonnell MP said, “The workers have been an inspiration” and said their victory demonstrated the power of workers’ solidarity, “united we stand divided we fall, unity is strength, an injury to one is an injury to all and the people united will never be defeated”.

Tags: their crisis not ours (32)

Background

Across the country working people are losing their jobs and their homes. Meanwhile the bankers who plunged us into this crisis have been bailed out with billions of pounds of our money. It’s time to fight back. Their Crisis Not Ours! is the LRC’s campaign to bring together workers, pensioners, the unemployed, students, those facing repossession and all those suffering because of an economic crisis that has been imposed on us. The campaign is supporting the demands of the People’s Charter. [continue...]