London Transport Region RMT is hosting Kamal Abu Aita, president of the Egyptian tax collectors’ union RETAU and a leading figure in the independent unions on a solidarity visit to the UK. Come to the meeting to hear firsthand about his experiences building resistance under Mubarak, and the role of workers in the Egyptian revolution.…
Solidarity action co-ordinated by Canadian doctors and health workers – Support the doctors’ march to Tahrir Square, 10 June The Egyptian health-care system only receives 3.5 per cent of GDP. Doctors work under state-controlled unions led by corrupt officials with ties to the Mubarak regime, which have prevented them from advocating for better health care…
4 June 2011 Translation of report by Ashraf Omar and Haitham Muhammadain (http://www.e-socialists.net/node/6969) The Disciplinary Court of the Presidency of the Republic today reserved judgement in the case against Ali Fattouh, president of the Cairo Independent Public Transport Workers Union, until its session on 25 June. Dozens of workers from the Public Transport Authority attended…
MENA Solidarity Network 