AFL-CIO, Global Unions Applaud New Egyptian Labor Movement

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AFL-CIO News Blog

by James Parks,

Representatives of the Egyptian union movement announced they are forming a new labor federation, the Federation of Egyptian Trade Unions, which will represent workers in more than a dozen industries and enterprises. The federation also plans to set a date for a nationwide general strike for democracy and fundamental rights. Many people believe the labor demonstrations in the past two years played a significant role in giving Egyptian citizens courage to stand up to the government.

In a letter today to Egyptian union leaders Kamal Abbas and Kamal Abu Eita, recipients of last year’s George Meany-Lane Kirkland Human Rights Award, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka praised the workers’ “extraordinary courage and defiance of a ban on free and independent unions.”

Yesterday we learned that your organizations joined with retirees, the technical health professionals and representatives of workers in the important industrial areas to announce the organization of a new labor federation to represent workers in a new era of democracy in Egypt. We salute you in this brave endeavor and join the international labor movement in standing with you.

The peoples’ movement for democracy in Egypt and the role unions are playing for freedom and worker rights inspires us and will not be forgotten.


Read more: http://blog.aflcio.org/2011/01/31/afl-cio-global-unions-applaud-new-egyptian-labor-movement/

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Egyptian citizens protest in the streets.

FULL story at link.

[Hardrada]

1. Hey, Koch brothers, do you have enough money to fuck up the world?

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2. Probably ; (

[Hardrada]

3. Let them try. I really want them to give it a shot.

Predatory douchebags!

[Alamuti Lotus]

4. a greater show of respect for their efforts would be to emulate them..

[boppers]

5. If half the US lived on $2 a day, we might.

As it is, the vast majority of the US is absurdly wealthy and pretty happy by comparison.