Unity among syndicates leads to successful strike

     
The postponement of the discussions pertaining to the pay scale has once again strained the backbone of the unions’ leading to a unity that yielded the most successful strike yet on the part of  the Syndicate Coordination Committee (SCC). Accordingly, public administrations and schools as well as a number of private schools were paralyzed.     

The head of the SCC Hanna Gharib told LBCI that today’s strike was the most successful, since it witnessed a full commitment, pointing that “it showed unity among syndicates and a feeling of anger among teachers and civil servants resulting from the way the cabinet has been dealing with the pay scale issue.”      “They wanted a battle, so let it be; their maneuvers are now exposed and the public knows well who should be held accountable,” Gharib said.     

The strike was implemented at all ministries and public administrations, except a number of service departments that cannot be closed. While some civil servants decided not to go to their work, those who attended decided not to perform their duties.     

In this context, the adviser to the Health Minister Hassan Jaafar described the strike as “excellent”, stressing that all the workers are supporting the strike but the instructions of the Health Minister required that the hospitalization cards issuing centers remain open and that medicine should be given to those who need it.     

However, public schools closed their doors, but the teachers came only to sign their attendance records. In this regard, a number of private schools also committed to the strike.