Strikes Spreading Like Wildfire in Egypt

# shabab i can't keep up with the updates. There r strikes everywhere! #jan25 #egyworkers 1 hr ago

# tomorrow more oil workers from the provinces will descend on Nasr City to join protests in front of oil ministry. #jan25 1 hr ago

# the railway technicians in Bani Suweif r on strike. #jan25 1 hr ago

# tomorrow Ghazl Mahalla #egyworkers will start a strike. #jan25 1 hr ago

# several factories in suez have gone on strike. #jan25 1 hr ago

# Misr Helwan comany workers r on strike. #jan25 1 hr ago

# at least 2 military production factories in Welwyn r on strike. #jan25 1 hr ago

# public transportation workers in 3 garages r on strike. #jan25 1 hr ago

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“These strikes can be the first step in politicization,” says a socialist activist, who has been trying to link up labor movements with the democracy protesters. “If it starts to spread, it can catch like fire.”(1)

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