Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Public Meeting: Towards a General Strike ندوة مركز الدراسات الاشتراكية: نحو الإضراب العام

From Hossam El-Hamalawy


Haitham Mohammadein, labor lawyer and activist with the Revolutionary Socialists…

Half a million Egyptians striking

"During a meeting with labor leaders yesterday, we were discussing the current strike wave. The number of white and blue collar workers taking part in the industrial actions and protests in different sectors over the past two weeks amounts to half a million.. Yes, I repeat, half a million. And still you find people who are pessimistic and think the revolution is over coz of the failure to mobilize mass protests in Tahrir Square! Let’s focus shabab. Let’s continue taking Tahrir to the factories and the university campuses… Egypt’s real revolution is about to start… "


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