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Over 100,000 people taking part in May Day unions demonstration in central Moscow
Itar-Tass ^ | 05/01/2014 | Itar-Tass

Posted on 05/01/2014 12:41:39 AM PDT by goldstategop

MOSCOW, May 01. /ITAR-TASS/. More than 100 thousand people are taking part in the May Day demonstration of trade unions in the centre of Moscow, the press service of the city’s main interior department reports.

“The festive procession of trade unions from Vasilyevsky Spusk down Tverskaya Street has begun in the Russian capital,” the police department said. Who is taking part

The column of the procession participants is led by Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin, head of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia (FITUR) Mikhail Shnakov, head of the Moscow Trade Union Federation Sergei Chernov. Young people and students make the majority of the demonstration’s participants, but elder people are also present. What slogans are used

The column of demonstrators will march from the place of execution in the Red square to the State History Museum carrying slogans “Unity! Solidarity! Rights of Working People!”, “Decent Work — Fair Pay!” Chairperson of the “unions” party Labor Union, FITU Secretary Alexander Shershukov said that the party members would carry antifascist slogans at the May Day procession. “In addition to socio-economic slogans, we also regard this year’s May Day demonstration as an antifascist event,” he said.

Members of the procession from the A Just Russia Party will also call for ‘decent wages for decent work’. This column will march from Trubnaya Square along the Boulevard Ring Street to Pushkin Square, where a public meeting will take place.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: itartass; mayday; moscow; redsquare; russia; workersrally
100,000 people led by Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin and the heads of Russia's unions have revived the traditional May Day celebration in honor of workers. This is the first such event in Russia since 1991.
1 posted on 05/01/2014 12:41:40 AM PDT by goldstategop
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To: goldstategop

They celebrate Worker’s Day by not working.


2 posted on 05/01/2014 1:00:17 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper (Land of the Free and the home of the Brave!)
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To: goldstategop

Putin is sitting in his office with his head in his hands, when Stalin’s Ghost appears. Putin tells the ghost his problems, bemoaning the incompetence of his Kremlin underlings.

“That’s easy to fix,” Stalin says. “blow up and shoot all the bad officials, blame the Chechens and the Ukrainian Fascists, and stage a May Day Parade at the Kremlin as before.”

“Yes, but why the May Day Parade?” Putin asks.

“Hah!,” says Stalin’s Ghost, “I knew you’d only ask about the last part!”


3 posted on 05/01/2014 1:48:56 AM PDT by WhiskeyX
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To: goldstategop

The Commies are gathering in NYC, too! In 'formerly' Zuccotti Park - where all the girls and boys were raped during the '1% Riots. Oh, the IRONY!

4 posted on 05/01/2014 5:33:33 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
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