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Sat 11 Nov 2009'All citizens must be treated equally'
CORK:THE GOVERNMENT must be prepared to treat all the citizens of the State equally and not give preferential treatment to the wealthy if it wishes to avoid social and industrial unrest, a leading trade union official told thousands of people who attended the Ictu protest in Cork.
Cork Council of Trade Unions president Pat Guilfoyle said that the trade union movement would no longer allow politicians to get away with ignoring the needs and interests of working people in the areas of health, education, social welfare and job creation.
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