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21/04/2022
PBP Slam 'Brazen Hypocrisy' Of Election Promises
People Before Profit (PBP) have accused the SDLP and their Stormont colleagues of "brazen hypocrisy" over their 'Red Bus promises' in NI's currently election campaigning.
PBP's Shaun Harkin said that promises to protect people from the cost of living crisis was "an insult to households hit by hardship".
He continued: "When it comes to standing up for people amidst a cost of living crisis, it's been a year of missed opportunities to take action by the SDLP and their Executive colleagues.
"Instead of backing up our exhausted health and social care workers the SDLP, along with the rest of the Executive parties, agreed to impose a Tory real terms pay cut on health and social care workers.
"This was a callous act and sums up the contempt the political establishment has treated workers with for more than a decade.
"Gone are the claps – we're back to slaps for essential workers."
Cllr Harkin said that "runaway inequality benefiting elites" has been facilitated by the SDLP and the rest of the Executive over the last twenty years through stealth privatisation, wage cuts and suppression.of workers rights.
He concluded: "People Before Profit represent a real alternative to parties who've propped-up a system rigged in favour of elites, corporations and the politically connected. Send the message on May 5 you've had enough."
PBP's Shaun Harkin said that promises to protect people from the cost of living crisis was "an insult to households hit by hardship".
He continued: "When it comes to standing up for people amidst a cost of living crisis, it's been a year of missed opportunities to take action by the SDLP and their Executive colleagues.
"Instead of backing up our exhausted health and social care workers the SDLP, along with the rest of the Executive parties, agreed to impose a Tory real terms pay cut on health and social care workers.
"This was a callous act and sums up the contempt the political establishment has treated workers with for more than a decade.
"Gone are the claps – we're back to slaps for essential workers."
Cllr Harkin said that "runaway inequality benefiting elites" has been facilitated by the SDLP and the rest of the Executive over the last twenty years through stealth privatisation, wage cuts and suppression.of workers rights.
He concluded: "People Before Profit represent a real alternative to parties who've propped-up a system rigged in favour of elites, corporations and the politically connected. Send the message on May 5 you've had enough."
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