Support the Firefighters, Communities Urged

national | miscellaneous | news report Friday November 22, 2002 22:15 by Republican Socialist Publicity Bureau - Irish Republican Socialist Party irsp at hotmail dot com 392 Falls Road, Belfast, BT48 6DH, Ireland 028 90 321024

IRSP statement on firefighters' strike

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

21 November 2002
Irish Republican Socialist Party

Support the Firefighters, Communities Urged

The Irish Republican Socialist Party today pledged its support to the
firefighters and their right to a fair day's pay for a fair day's
work. A spokesperson from the IRSP's trade union committee said:

"British minister John Prescott never intended settling the work
dispute through negotiations this week, this was illustrated by his
unavailability last night as negotiations reached crisis point. The
firefighters cause is just and they enjoy the full support of the
public in this dispute, the British government are being mealy
mouthed and mean and the responsibility for this reluctant strike
action and any repercussions lie firmly with the government."

In conclusion, the IRSP representative urged "local communities,
community groups, as well as other workers, to publicly show support
for the firefighters and their fight for fair wages. The fact that
the British government even countenanced using the military to break
official picket lines illustrates how low they would stoop to subvert
democratic principles and misrepresent the support there is for the
firefighters."

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