Tunisia: Revolution’s injured still fight for justice
by Anna Livingstone and Kambiz Boomla One of the most moving moments during our visit to the World Social Forum in Tunis was to see the protest of mothers and families of the martyrs of Kasserine, wailing with grief as they held the pictures of their massacred relatives, and asked for justice for the wounded […]
Tunisia: School teachers to strike against privatisation and low pay
April 15, 2013
By Maggie Falshaw [Update: 19 April - solidarity message from UCU members at Westminster Kingsway college] School teachers in Tunis are planning one day strikes in secondary and primary schools on Wednesday 17th and Thursday 25th April respectively. The strikers’ demands are for a pay increase, as rampant inflation has considerably lowered the value of […]
قادة عمال السكك الحديدية في بريطانيا يصدروا بيانا متضامنين مع سائقي القطارات في مصر
April 12, 2013
أصدر قادة عمال السكك الحديدية والنقل البحري والمواصلات بالأمس بيانا هاجموا فيه تعامل الجيش مع إضراب سائقي القطارات في مصر. فقد تم إرسال خطابات تكليف لسائقي القطارات للعمل في القوات المسلحة. يمكنكم النقر هنا لمعرفة ما يمكنكم عمله للتضامن مع عمال السكك الحديدية المصرية. بيان بشأن إضراب سائقي القطارات في مصر: ندين نحن الموقعين […]
Egypt: ‘We’re paid by the penny’ – Rail strikers tell their stories
April 12, 2013
Striking Egyptian train drivers explain their demands and the repression they faced from the army during their strike. The opening title says: “7 April 2013 – train drivers began a national strike for the first time since 1986 in order to win the following demands: 1. Bonus payment 2. Meal allowance payment 3. Increase in […]
UK: Railworkers’ union leaders condemn military attack on Egyptian drivers
April 11, 2013
In a statement released today, railworkers’ union leaders in the UK hit out at the Egyptian army’s intervention in the train drivers’ strike. Striking drivers were issued letters telling them that they had been conscripted into the armed forces. Read more here about what you can do in solidarity. Statement on the Egyptian railworkers’ strike […]
Egypt: Independent unions, revolutionary activists slam conscription of rail strikers
April 10, 2013
Picture: trade unionists and activists protest in Cairo in solidarity with the rail workers, 10 April (via revsoc.me) Stop the militarisation of the railway! Stop terrorising the train drivers! Joint statement 10 April 2013 (original Arabic here) For the first time, the armed forces have blatantly intervened to break the train drivers’ strike – not […]
Egypt: Army tries to break train drivers’ strike
April 9, 2013
The Egyptian army has intervened in an attempt to break the national strike by train drivers and guards, which has paralysed train services in much of the country for the last three days . Around 100 drivers have reportedly been transferred to the transport directorate in the Army in an attempt to crush the strike. […]
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