Two leading activists in the Egyptian Property Tax Collectors’ Union recorded these messages to PCS members in the UK. My name is Nagat Ragab Mohammed from the Property Tax Collectors Union. I am deputy president of the union in Giza and a member of the national executive. I am also deputy president of the Women’s…
Belfast – NIPSA Union members بالفاست في إرلاندا الشمالية – أعضاء نقابة للعاملين بالخدمات العامة فى 10 مايو اضرب عن العمل الاف من العاملين بالقطاع العام و بالحكومة البريطانية للمطالبة بوقف رفع سن التقاعد و عدم الاستقطاع من اموال المعاشات. ارسل العمال المضربين اثناء اضرابهم رسالات تضامن مع المعتقليين فى مصر كما ارسلوا ايضا(هم و…
Dozens of leading activists in the British public sector trade unions on strike on May 10 against cuts in their pensions signed a statement in solidarity with detainees arrested during the recent crackdown on protest by the military in Egypt. Signatories include the General Secretary of the PCS union representing civil servants, Mark Serwotka, and…
Striking public sector workers sent a message to Egypt’s ruling military today from pickets right at the heart of government. They called for an end to military trials for civilians, the release of protesters detained last week in Abbassiya, and the repeal of laws criminalising strikes and protests. From the Inland Revenue, to Whitehall and…
A message of support from Egypt for the public sector strikes on 10 May… “Solidarity from Egypt. I support public service and health workers strike against government cuts in pensions. Also in Egypt we face privatisation plans for the health service which will decrease the rights of both doctors and patients.” Dr Mona Mina, member…
(Click on ‘CC’ for English subtitles) The Egyptian Federation of Independent Trade Unions reported today that striking workers from the General Tax Authority were attacked during their sit-in and their tents destroyed. Watch the video above for background to the strike – Tax Authority workers have been involved in a long-running battle over corruption. Rush…
Thousands of Tunisians marched to mark May Day. A large demonstration gathered outside the Tunisian General Federation of Labour (UGTT) headquarters before marching through the capital city. Another demonstration was called by the recently-established Union of Tunisian Labour (UTT). Rising levels of unemployment are fuelling workers’ anger. On 30 April hundreds of unemployed protesters from…
On the second May Day since the fall of Mubarak hundreds of activists from the independent unions and the Left took to the streets in Cairo and other cities across Egypt. Local demonstrations took place in Alexandria, Al-Mansoura, Zagazig, Suez among other cities. The statement below explains what they are demanding: ‘May is the month…
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…
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