Lebanese unions, #electricity_workers announce strike for Wednesday
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Electricity workers protest for contracts in downtown Beirut on April 1, 2014. (Photo: Al-Akhbar - Marwan Tahtah) Electricity workers protest for contracts in downtown Beirut on April 1, 2014. (Photo: Al-Akhbar - Marwan Tahtah)
Lebanese trade unions and electricity workers announced a strike for Wednesday after Parliament failed to pass a wage increase law during the opening legislative session Tuesday. Part time electricity workers are also protesting Parliament’s failure to approve a draft law that could grant over 1,000 of them full time contracts and benefits. The strike means thousands of public administration workers as well as teachers at public and private schools will stay at home or join a general demonstration (...)