Protestors in Lancashire rallied for change at the weekend and said ‘enough is enough’ to the cost of living crisis.
Protests were planned across Lancaster, Preston, Blackpool and other parts of the UK in the nationwide day of action.
This was part of the Enough is Enough movement, which is a campaign to fight rising energy bills and the cost of living crisis.
It was founded by trade unions and community organisations determined to push back against the rising bills, low wages and food poverty.
Hundreds joined the protests in Lancashire at the weekend and local MPs also made an appearance.
In Lancaster, postal workers on strike led a march through the city to an open air rally in Dalton Square.
Here, there were speeches from local trades unionists, anti-poverty campaigners and environmentalists.
Tenants and Community Union (TACU) for Lancaster and Morecambe said: “This is just the start of our fightback.
“TACU is organising a series of events for people to find out more, and meet up with likeminded people to make a difference locally.”
Labour MP John McDonnell attended the Lancaster march and said: “The last year has seen a new wave of radicalism sweeping through the trade union movement with a surge in industrial action, and a resurgence of rank-and-file activity and engagement.
“Years of the “quiet life” approach, of “servicing” the members rather than taking the lead in organising them for action are over.
“This wave of action is a reaction to the economic realities working-class people are facing.
“Millions are being hit by the deepening cost-of-living crisis, which has become the key mobilising factor in the increasing wave of industrial disputes, and that is why there is an unprecedented level of sympathy for strikes that have taken place.
“For Labour to win and to do what is right, our duty is clear – to stand up for one another in the Labour and trade union movement as this summer of solidarity becomes a massive wave of resistance against the Tory offensive and an Autumn of Action.”
Eugene Doherty, president of the Trades Union Council organised the day, and said "We want the earth we want to save it and make a better society for all of us"
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