Egypt's Revolutionary Socialists: "We call for a single unified committee to lead the General Strike."
Tuesday 6th September 2011
Summary of a statement by Egypt's Revolutionary Socialists, issued 5 September 2011
- We cannot ignore the role of the working class and its struggles over the past five years, or its role during the Egyptian revolution. It was the wave of strikes that paralyzed the regime in the final week of Husni Mubarak's reign.
- Today the working class is putting the revolution back on the road. The important centers of the working class have announced a number of strikes due to begin over the next few days.
The strikes are in defense of the right of workers to a fair wage, humane working conditions and against corruption and the dominance of Mubarak placemen in institutions and public bodies.
- These strikes are being spearheaded by the textile workers of Mahalla al-Kubra; teachers and lecturers; health workers; workers in aviation, transport and other sectors.
- The struggle of workers was not only a major episode ...