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<p> Joel Beinin on strikes, the labour movement and workers&#039; organizing before, during and after the Egyptian intifada. </p>

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<p> Workers have long sought to bring change to the Egyptian system, yet the independent labor movement has only recently begun to find a nationwide voice. As Egypt’s sole legal trade union organization and an arm of the state for nearly sixty years, the Egyptian Trade Union Federation (ETUF) has had a monopoly on representing workers. </p>

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