Protest Against Attacks on Pay

dublin | worker & community struggles and protests | event notice Thursday June 25, 2009 16:43 by Socialist Youth Dublin - Socialist Youth fightbackSY at gmail dot com

Friday, 3rd July 4.30pm - picket IBEC, Lower Baggot St.

SUPER-RICH USE RECESSION TO ATTACK PAY!

The Quick Service Food Alliance (QSFA) is an organisation of bosses in the fast food sector, including McDonald's , Burger King, Supermacs, Abrakebabra and the Bagel Factory.

The QSFA, backed by IBEC is launching a legal challenge to Joint Labour Committees (JLCs) that determine wages in much of the service industry and Sunday rates of pay.

If they succeed 170,000 low paid workers will suffer pay cuts.

QSFA companies are making huge profits and are using the recession to push workers into poverty wages so they can make even bigger profits. For example, McDonalds profits internationally increased by 80% in 2008 - net profits for the year reached a mind-boggling $4.3 billion!

Everyone has a basic right to a decent job, on decent wages and conditions.

PROTEST AGAINST IBEC's WAGE-CUTTING AGENDA - PICKET THEIR OFFICE, FRIDAY 3rd JULY, 4.30pm, 84/86 LOWER BAGGOT ST.

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