May Day march takes place in London
{{date|May 1, 2006}}

Workers and trade union members have taken part in the traditional May Day march in London, ending in a rally at Trafalger Square. TUC leader [[w:Brendan Barber|Brendan Barber]] addressed the crowd, praising the labour movement and expressing solidarity with the workers of the Peugeot manufacturing plant in Coventry, who face redundancy.

An estimated 40,000 people took part.

==Sources==

*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4951406.stm
|title=Workers in London May Day march
|author=|pub=BBC News Online|date=Monday, 1 May 2006}}
*{{source-pr|url=http://www.tuc.org.uk/the_tuc/tuc-11798-f0.cfm
|title=Brendan Barber speaks at May Day march and rally
|pub=TUC|date=28 April 2006}}
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4503597.stm
|title=May Day workers' march in London
|author=|pub=BBC News Online|date=Sunday, 1 May 2005}}

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Workers and trade union members have taken part in the traditional May Day march in London, ending in a rally at Trafalger Square. TUC leader Brendan Barber addressed the crowd, praising the labour movement and expressing solidarity with the workers of the Peugeot manufacturing plant in Coventry, who face redundancy.

An estimated 40,000 people took part.