"Egypt supports Wisconsin"
Issandr El Amrani | Egypt funny 
In reference to this.
'We Stand With You as You Stood With Us': Statement to Workers of Wisconsin by Kamal Abbas of Egypt's Centre for Trade Unions and Workers Services
About Kamal Abbas and the Centre for Trade Unions and Workers Services: Kamal Abbas is General Coordinator of the CTUWS, an umbrella advocacy organization for independent unions in Egypt. The CTUWS, which was awarded the 1999 French Republic's Human Rights Prize, suffered repeated harassment and attack by the Mubarak regime, and played a leading role in its overthrow. Abbas, who witnessed friends killed by the regime during the 1989 Helwan steel strike and was himself arrested and threatened numerous times, has received extensive international recognition for his union and civil society leadership.
Reader Comments (5)
Thank you.
Brings tears to my eyes every time I see this photo. And now there is this statement from Abbas too! So indescribably moving. Thank you, Egypt workers, for your solidarity.
Unions in Wisconsin are a BIG FAT joke. They get paid the most don't have to pay for benefits or healthcare even after they retire around the age of 55. Private sectors have to work more than one job just to keep their heads above water and pay more for their benefits and healthcare. I work 3 part time jobs can't even break $500 every 2 weeks and I can't afford health care. Does anyone that's protesting feel sorry for people like me? I highly doubt it. So I say to the Union workers PISS OFF you have it better than most.
Hi Heather,
Have you and your fellow private sector workers considered unionizing? It sounds like you could stand to benefit from collective bargaining.
Thank you to all of those in Egypt for you support. It means so much to us. You are a great source of inspitiation. We wish all the best to you as well.