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White-taxi drivers demand financial help, decry government program
Business

White-taxi drivers demand financial help, decry government program

Amid a slew of recent labor protests, drivers of white taxis blocked a main Cairo traffic artery last week, parking…
Microbus drivers strike for second day against fines
Egypt

Microbus drivers strike for second day against fines

Dozens of microbus drivers are on strike for a second day Wednesday, as they push for the cancellation of what…
Doctors begin partial nationwide strike
Egypt

Doctors begin partial nationwide strike

Nearly 35,000 doctors from 540 government-run hospitals started a partial, open-ended strike demanding better pay, a plan to raise the…
Teachers to suspend strike after meeting with Education Minister
Egypt

Teachers to suspend strike after meeting with Education Minister

  Deputy Head of Independent Teachers Syndicate Ayman al-Bayali said Monday that protesting teachers will suspend their strike for 15 days…
Some labor strikes resolved, says minister
Egypt

Some labor strikes resolved, says minister

Manpower and Immigration Minister Khaled al-Azhary said that seven labor strikes were settled, out of a total of 16 strikes…
No carrot, only stick: No concessions in government crackdown on strikes
Egypt

No carrot, only stick: No concessions in government crackdown on strikes

The beginning of the academic year this week was inaugurated with a host of strikes by employees across sectors —…
Authorities threaten striking transport workers with dismissal
Egypt

Authorities threaten striking transport workers with dismissal

The Public Transport Authority plans tol award workers who declined to take part in a four-day-old strike with a 10-day…
Defying police, teachers continue sit-in
Egypt

Defying police, teachers continue sit-in

Dozens of teachers returned to their sit-in at the Cabinet’s headquarters early Tuesday, only a few hours after police dispersed…
EgyptAir flight attendants end strike
Egypt

EgyptAir flight attendants end strike

Five hundred EgyptAir flight attendants ended their strike today after their representatives met with Civil Aviation Minister Samir Embaby Metwaly…
Update: Presidential adviser brokers EgyptAir strike end
Egypt

Update: Presidential adviser brokers EgyptAir strike end

EgyptAir stewards suspended their strike Friday evening after Mohamed Gadallah, legal adviser to President Mohamed Morsy, brokered an agreement between…
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