20 Raise the Roof on October 3rd!


The Irish Congress of Trade Unions has called a rally outside Leinster House on Wednesday October 3rd, to demand action on the housing crisis. The rally is scheduled to run from 12.30 to 2pm. The rally is supported by a wide range of trade unions, housing advocates, campaign groups and civil society bodies, under the umbrella of Raise the Roof. This includes Fr Peter McVerry, the National Homeless & Housing Coalition, the Union of Students in Ireland, the National Women’s Council and other civil society groups. The rally is timed to coincide with an agreed


cross-party opposition motion on the housing crisis that will be debated in the Dáil that


afternoon. The agreed motion calls for the building of more public housing, action on rent and secure tenure in the rental sector, an end to evictions into homelessness and the establishment of a legal right to housing. These demands mirrors the key principles set out in the Congress Charter for Housing Rights. The rally presents a significant opportunity to


send a clear message to government from all sectors of society that we must see urgent and radical change in housing policy, if the crisis is to be properly addressed and resolved. Congress is urging all affiliate unions to maximise their efforts and ensure that message we send on October 3rd is loud, clear and unambiguous.


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