Lawyers strike suspended in victory, as Microbus drivers in Alexandria paralyze the city with their strike against inhuman treatment they receive on the hands of the Traffic Police
"In any case, it is clear that the strike at Shebeen el-Kom will have huge implications, since it raises doubts around the economic polices of the state, threatening further privatization schemes in the textile industry in particular. Whatever the outcome, the experience of Shebeen el-Kom is likely to further strengthen resistance to privatization among workers in other state owned factories"
At one point during the discussion, one of the drivers identified a man present as a plain-clothes police agent and abruptly (but non-violently) deported him outside the rest-house, shouting: "Get out! And I never want to see a policeman here again!"