Amid uncertainty, labor uprisings reignite revolution

Photographed by Fouad Elgarnousy

Just when everyone thought that the fervor of Egypt’s revolution might be flagging, labor protests and fears of a Mubarak-era comeback following military rulers' announcement they would broaden Emergency Law enforcement are reigniting revolutionary spirit.   http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/node/500104

Egyptian elites demand end to strikes

By Johannes Stern
28 September 2011

Over the last several days, the US-backed military junta in Egypt and its supporters in the official parties and the trade unions have expressed increasing anxiety about renewed mass strikes and protests sparked by the deepening economic and financial crisis. Bourgeois politicians, trade union leaders and journalists are demanding an end to the strikes and warning of the threat of “another revolution”.  http://www.wsws.org/articles/2011/sep2011/egyp-s28.shtml