Marxism 2008‘s Final Rally took place yesterday. There is nothing that can describe the euphoria when one knows that his or her struggle is part of a bigger global fight for a better world. For days I listened to comrades from around the globe debating ideas, sharing experiences, discussing strategy and tactics. It was very enlightening, and boosting for the morale.
Tadamon reports that three hundred River Transportation Company workers, who had accepted early buyouts, are staging a sit-in at the Maadi Cornish, protesting the pathetic sums of money they were paid and which couldn’t help them cope with the skyrocketing prices.
And here is a report on the a protest staged in Dokki by workers from the 10th of Ramadan city demanding their salaries, unpaid for the past 20 months!
Workers at the state-run Al-Ameriya textile mill in Alexandria are on strike again.