CNT Demonstrates in Madrid against Labour Reform and Government Cutbacks

On Saturday July 3, about 1000 militants and sympathizers of the CNT took to the streets to protest against labour reform and cutbacks which the working class has had to endure over the last few months.

The demonstration started punctually down Atocha St. at 12:00 with comrades from Valencia, Granada, Córdoba, Salamanca, etc. The demonstration at times turned into a combative march, with its participants shouting "workers, if you don't fight, nobody listens" "union, action, self-management","workers, wake up, unemployment is at your doorstep" and other slogans criticizing labour reform.

The demonstration went without notable incidents until the Puerta del Sol. There, Carmen, secretary of the Regional Confederation Centre, took the microphone and clearly and directly denounced the new blow to the working class that represented by labour reform, where the workers themselves must pay contributions to a fund which pays for their own dismissals. She denounced the situation where the workers had to pay for the crisis while the government reinforces its capital and spoke of the necessity to fight harder than ever against the enemies of the working class. Then Velasco from the local federation CNT-Madrid, denounced the failure of capitalism, which only works for a few resting on the exploitation of the vast majority of human beings. He warned that we cannot expect anything from those who govern; we are in the hands of corrupt businesspeople, politicians and unions who have created the lastest labour reform. He referred to the mindset that tries to convince us that the neoliberal measures taken to alleive the alleged economic problems are the only ones possible. This marked the failure of the reformist political projects which have also failed morally. In light of this, all that is left is the dignity of fighting for social justice, which ultimately should lead to libertarian communism, a system created by the people themselves, for the people themselves - not against them. (To eradicate the exploitation of people by people.) A system which is above all based on revolutionary humanism, fraternity and mutual aid.

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