March cancellation an act of cowardice

THE Dublin Council of Trade Unions (DCTU) will not be staging their annual May Day march in the capital this year.

March cancellation an act of cowardice
Fri, 19 Mar, 2004 - 00:00

The excuse given, as many had suspected, was that the city will be closed off for Bertie Ahern and co's so-called Day of Welcomes on May 1.

DCTU members, meanwhile, will troop off to the May Day march in Belfast. This issue has been disgracefully handled by the DCTU.

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