May Day Rally

On the 1st of May 2013,  there was a May Day Rally from The Garden Of Remembrance to Liberty Hall.The march was lead by a piped band, and had old banners of the Irish Transport and Generals Workers Union , and banners of old leaders of the (ITGWU) such as Larkin and Connolly. The theme of the Rally was 1913 to 2013 an unfinished business. There  was about 1500 hundred people on this march. The Dublin Council Of Trade Unions organised this event. When the march reached Liberty Hall the (DCTU) President Mick O'Reilly was the key note speaker. Mick O' Reilly in his address said "we welcome the decision by public sector workers to reject Croke Park Two".

Mick O' Reilly gives speech.

 

There was many speakers from different youth organisations, such as Paul Dillon CWU Youth, Unite youth Committee Aoife Campbell and many more spoke at this rally, and the main emphasses was on youth unemployment, and the effect that austerity is having on the people in Ireland and all across Europe at this moment in time. There was many different groups represented at the rally from Union group,s to Anti Household Tax charge. The main point of the speakers was to fight against austerity. 

 



People gather a Liberty Hall.

With this being the 100th anniversary of the Lockout this theme 1913 to 2013 an "unfinished business" was very energetic and a carnival type atmosphere. Some of the topics that where talked about was the need for legislation to be passed for unions to be recognised in all employment and negotiation rights for all members of unions. There was also some time taken to remember the workers who had did in the terrible accident in Bangladesh in which so many people low paid workers died.

One of the many banners at May Day Rally.