Here’s an audio slideshow of Abdel Qader Nada, one of the Free Union leaders, explaining the conditions that led Real Estate Tax Collectors to strike in 2007, and later establish Egypt’s first independent trade union in 51 years.
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Norwegian train drivers strike for Gaza
This is FANTASTIC:
On Thursday 8 January all trains in the whole of Norway, and all trams and subways in Oslo, stood still for two minutes in protest against the Israeli invasion. The union issued the following information for passengers:
“Because of the situation in the Gaza Strip, the Locomotive Drivers Union in Norway has decided to demonstrate our solidarity with the Palestinian people. This will be organized by adding two more minutes of stoppage at the station. The same action applies to all passenger trains in Norway simultaneously. We demand the immediate withdrawal of all Israeli troops from the Palestinian territory. Thank you for your understanding”.
Can we get strike action in the Greek ports to stop this?
Rafah updates
I received the following message:
The medical supplies caravan, sent by the Committee for Popular Solidarity with Palestinian People, and Egyptian workers, has managed to cross Egyptian Rafah into Gaza. The committee will continue to accept donations in the form of medical supplies at its temporary location: The Hisham Mubarak Law Center, 1 Souq El-Tawfiqia str. Downtown Cairo.
Please see the list of the latest medicines needed, sent from Gaza on the 4th of January.