Posts Tagged ‘unions’

Susanna Camusso: Solidarity from Italy

Susanna Camusso, secretary general of the CGIL, which represents 5 million Italian workers, writes a letter in solidarity with the Egyptian strikers…

Working Class Heroes من أبطال الطبقة العاملة

Dr. Mona Mina, one of the leaders of Doctors Without Rights group, who lead the May 2011 national strikes, in front of the ministerial cabinet headquarters.

Ali Fetouh, the president of the independent union of public transport workers, in front of the ministerial cabinet headquarters.

Cairo Public Transport workers march on cabinet عمال النقل العام يتظاهرون أمام مجلس الوزراء

Striking public transport workers joined the labor protests in front of the ministerial cabinet on Thursday…

د محمد شفيق: الأطباء والإضراب العام

Egypt: Revolution in Motion

Public transport strike suspended following govt concessions

The independent union of Cairo’s public transport workers has announced its suspending its strike that was scheduled to start tomorrow Sunday, following government concessions…

VIDEOS – Independent union of public transport workers threaten to strike النقابة المستقلة لعمال النقل العام تهدد بالإضراب

I attended a meeting last night that included the leaders of the independent union of public transport workers, where they were discussing their ongoing fight with the government over pay and corruption in the transport authority.

There are divisions among the trade unionists whether to pursue the strike on Sunday or to postpone it for two weeks to coincide with the start of schools on 17 September so as to have more impact. The situation should be clarified on Saturday night.

Independent union of public transport workers threaten to strike

I attended a meeting last night that included the leaders of the independent union of public transport workers, where they were discussing their ongoing fight with the government over pay and corruption in the transport authority.

There are divisions among the trade unionists whether to pursue the strike on Sunday or to postpone it for two weeks to coincide with the start of schools on 17 September so as to have more impact. The situation should be clarified on Saturday night.

Independent unions and the Egyptian revolution لقاء بمركز الدراسات الاشتراكية حول النقابات المستقلة والثورة

Yesterday I attended a meeting followed by discussion at the Center for Socialist Studies, on independent unions and the Egyptian revolution. Below are some of the pix I took…

Comrade Doaa Bassyouni introducing the speakers…

Wael Habib, Ghazl el-Mahalla worker…

Kamal el-Fayoumi, Ghazl el-Mahalla worker…

Khaled Ali, labor lawyer and director of the Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights…

Mostafa Bassyouni, revolutionary socialist and journalist…

Independent trade unionist and public transport worker…

Mohamed Gamal, independent trade unionist and Masriya Pharmaceutical Co worker…

Haitham Mohammadein, labor lawyer and revolutionary socialist…

Wagdi Abdel Aziz, independent trade unionist at the State TV and leftist activist…

Independent trade unionist at the Information Centers…

Mabrouka, an independent trade unionist at the Information Centers…

Ali Nagui, one of the founders of the Workers Democratic Party…

Independent trade unionist at Egypt Air…

VIDEO – Trade unionists protest anti-strike law وقفة أمام مجلس الدولة ضد قانون تجريم الاعتصام

Independent trade unionists held a protest in front of the State Council in Giza today, against the anti-strike law legislated by SCAF and Essam Sharaf’s cabinet.