NUT activist Sara Tomlinson responds to a message of greetings sent by Hala Talaat of the Egyptian Teachers’ Federation. ترد سارة توملينسون ناشطة في النقابة العامة للمعلمين في بريطانيا ومعلمة في لندن إلى رسالة تضامنية من هالة طلعت من إتحاد معلمي المصري اسمي سارة توملينسون وأنا معلمة في لندن وأنا أيضاً عضو في النقابة العامة…
Hala Talaat, a founding member of the Egyptian Teachers’ Federation sent this message to colleagues in the National Union of Teachers in the UK. She talks about the experience of organising the mass strike by teachers in September 2011, which brought thousands of Egyptian schools to standstill, and about why the independent teachers’ unions are…
A message from Cairo bus workers to colleagues in Unite on the buses in London who are discussing strike action over their bonuses. A recent strike by 45,000 bus workers in the Public Transport Authority in Cairo won large increases in a lump sum on retirement, and promises by the government to look into workers’…
Solidarity greetings from National Union of Teachers activists for the Egyptian teachers’ protest on 31 March (English below) إلى الأخوة والأخوات من نقابات المعلمين المصرية تحيات طيبة من بريطانيا نحن أعضاء في للجنة التنفيذية للنقابة العامة لمعلمي بريطانيا ونرسل أطيب تمنياتنا لكم لنجاح إعتصامكم في 31 مارس. من الواضح أن مطالبكم بزيادة الميزانية التعليمية هي…
Video made by teacher activists calling on colleagues to join the protest on 31 March Independent teachers unions have called for a million-strong protest on 31 March in front of the Cabinet Offices demanding a rise in the state budget for education to 6.5% of GDP. The Egyptian Teachers’ Federation said in a statement: “Every…
يرسل المعلمين المضربين في لندن تحيات التضامن إلى عمال هيئة النقل العام في القاهرة. يضرب 70 الف مدرس وأستاذ الجامعة عن العمل اليوم إحتجاجاً على هجوم الحكومة البريطاينة ضد نظام المعاش. يقول نيك جرانت من نقابة المعلمين في بريطانيا “تسرق الحكومة أموالنا بعد المعاش ومن مرتباتنا اليوم . إضرابنا اليوم معركة في نضال مستمر من…
Despite ongoing attempts by the military to break their strike, bus workers in Cairo rejected a proposed deal on Monday 26 March. The workers are demanding a lump sum on retirement equivalent to 100 months pay, and for the bus service to be taken over the Ministry of Transport. To send a message of solidarity…
Thousands of workers at the Public Transport Authority in Cairo are continuing their strike. The bus workers are fighting against corruption in the PTA, for better pay and conditions, and for investment in the public transport system. They have been asking how come the PTA makes millions of pounds in profits while bus workers earn…
A PDF version of the new MENA bulletin on Bahrain can be downloaded here: Bahrain Bulletin March2012 The bulletin features the latest news on the repression of trade unionists following the uprising last year, and shows how the UK government is continuing to sell arms to the Bahraini government. It also reveals how a member…
MENA Solidarity Network will publish an 8 page briefing on the role of women workers in the Egyptian revolution to mark International Women’s Day this year. Featuring interviews with activists from the teachers’ unions, health service, local government and media, it shows a hidden side of the Egyptian revolution. [Update: 13 March: read the briefing…
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