Members of the Higher Committee for the Real Estate Tax Collectors’ Strike convened in Cairo on Saturday, to carry on their fight to build what will be Egypt’s first independent labor union in half a century.
The meeting included over 20 northern and southern provincial delegates, many of whom were from the central figures in the Hussein Hegazi St occupation. For hours, they discussed strategy and tactics, problems and solutions, reported on the signatures collection campaign, which provinces are lagging behind and which ones have moved, reactions from the government and the Federation, pursuing the establishment of Solidarity Funds.
Discussions that turn into debates and almost fights, followed by interventions from someone to calm down the situation, offering an alternative solution, compromise or putting the subject aside for few minutes… Suggestions argued for and against… Motions rejected and seconded… And all resolutions are voted on. This is called democracy.
