Egypt: enough empty promises|17Sep11|Socialist Worker - 0 views
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On Thursday of last week the minister of labour was in marathon negotiations with textile workers’ leaders representing 22,000 workers at the giant mill in Mahalla al-Kubra. The minister bargained desperately—narrowly avoiding a strike that would have brought out most of the textile sector
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the correction of the path of the revolution”. Five feeder marches set off from the city’s working class districts to the square after prayers.
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At the same time, 40,000 teachers were gathering outside parliament. “Meet our demands or no school this year” read their banners
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