:Working Class Action
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| name = Working Class Action (WCA)
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| type = Campaign group
| headquarters = Dublin, Ireland
| leader_title = Spokespeople
| leader_name = Joe Mooney,
Cieran Perry
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Working Class Action (WCA) was a left-wing campaign group based in Dublin, largely in the North Inner City and Cabra. The group campaigned on a number of issues such as against service charges (Anti-Bin Tax Campaign), against the Nice Treaty,[http://indiamond6.ulib.iupui.edu:81/cpwcaintam.html Cieran Perry of Working Class Action Interviewed by Anthony McIntyre] 31 October 2003, The Blanket against drugs and crime in inner city areas of Dublin and in industrial disputes such as on the closure of the Irish Glass bottle company.[http://www.indymedia.ie/article/8106?&condense_comments=false#comment32851 Support Irish Glass Bottle Workers] Press Release : Working Class Action, 16 July 2002
Elections
As part of the Anti-bin charges campaigns two WCA members Cieran Perry (Cabra) and Joe Mooney (North Inner City)[http://www.electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?id=6207 Joe Mooney - Election History] www.electionsireland.org website stood unsuccessfully for election. Perry was less than 100 votes from being elected.[http://www.electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?id=6200 Cieran Perry - Election History] www.electionsireland.org website Perry successfully ran as an independent in Cabra in the 2009 local elections. He also backed the election of Maureen O'Sullivan in the Dublin Central by-election. Perry was elected to the Dublin City Council. The WCA seems to be inactive for some time.
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20091027043132/http://geocities.com/wcaireland/ Working Class Action(WCA) - Website]
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Category:Political organisations based in the Republic of Ireland
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