Because of Corona, the Styrian SPÖ had to celebrate Labor Day, especially online this year. Above all, a fair contribution from the “handing over” was demanded. The communists who took to the streets in Graz heard a similar horn.
The demand for a right to work was at the center of this year’s online event: “In view of the current unemployment figures, Labor Day is more relevant than ever. In Styria, with the Corona and Care Foundations, we are doing our best to support job seekers. However, it needs more commitment from the federal government, ”said the party chairman and deputy governor Anton Lang.
“Hand over” should also make their contribution
According to Steirer-SP, the handover should make a fair contribution to overcoming the crisis in the form of wealth taxes: “The crisis does not affect everyone to the same extent. While there were layoffs or burnouts for employees in many places, many top managers could look forward to bonuses and dividends. In addition, working people have so far paid 80 percent of the corona costs, but only receive a third of the corona aid. That is unfair ”, so the tenor of the Styrian top officials.
Grazer SP took to the streets
While the Styrian comrades celebrated May 1st online, the Graz SPÖ took to the streets: around 350 responded to the call and took to the streets “for freedom, equality, justice and solidarity”. “Of course, all Corona-related security measures were taken into account,” said SPÖ-Graz managing director Patrick Trabi.
Also KPÖ on the street
The Styrian KPÖ also called for higher taxation of the super-rich on May 1st, which organized a Corona-compliant rally on Mariahilferplatz in Graz: “While the wealth of the richest continued to rise even during the crisis, hundreds of thousands of people lost their jobs or lost income in the past year have to accept due to short-time work and lockdown, “says Claudia Klimt-Weithaler.
The Graz Communist Party Councilor Elke Kahr added: “The government is more concerned with distracting itself from its friendship economy than with finding a way through the crisis. But we urgently need immediate measures to fight the social crisis. ”To underline this point, the KP offspring distributed carrier bags with the inscription“ Fuck Capitalism ”.