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Hanna Gharib: The Union Chief Goes Back to School
Though Gharib has become “taboo,” his students know that Teacher’s Day cannot pass without paying tribute to him, even if in secret. (Photo: Marwan Tahtah)Though Gharib has become “taboo,” his students...
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Hanna Gharib Speaks For Me
He equally knows how to distinguish between fair demands and politically driven ones. (Photo: Bilal Jawich)He equally knows how to distinguish between fair demands and politically driven ones. (Photo:...
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Lebanon: Strike Looks to Paralyze the Ports
On Thursday, 14 March, they will target downtown Beirut, and particularly Zaitunay Bay. (Photo: Haitham Moussawi)On Thursday, 14 March, they will target downtown Beirut, and particularly Zaitunay Bay....
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Lebanon: Unions Suspect Ill Will in Firing Attempt
On salary day, Gharib, who had been teaching at the school for two decades, discovered that there was no deposit in his bank account. (Photo: Bilal Jawich)On salary day, Gharib, who had been teaching...
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The Death of Lebanon’s “Labor Spring”?
The leadership of the UCC realizes that it has the ability to defend the interests of the segments it represents. (Photo: Haitham Moussawi)The leadership of the UCC realizes that it has the ability to...
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Lebanon Labor Activists Discuss Union Reform
Gharib and others at the gathering expressed concerns about the lack of participation by the rank and file and the inability of union officials to mobilize the workers they represent. (Photo:...
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Lebanon: Faces behind the struggle for a wage hike
UCC chief Hanna Gharib (right) stands among teachers and civil sector workers outside education ministry office in Beirut on June 2, 2014. (Photo: Marwan Bu Haidar)UCC chief Hanna Gharib (right) stands...
View ArticleTeachers protest for wage hikes outside Beirut VAT building
Teachers and civil servants protested outside the VAT complex in Beirut Wednesday in the latest in a series of sit-ins to demand Parliament pass a wage hike bill.Hanna Gharib, head of the Union...
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Final showdown over salaries scale and official exams
Students are searched as they enter one of the testing centers in Northern Bekaa before they take their official exams on June 23, 2013. (Photo: Rameh Hamiye)Students are searched as they enter one of...
View ArticleLebanese teachers agree to monitor exams, but not correct them
Lebanon’s education minister Elias Bou Saab called for a resolution of the wage scale dispute on Wednesday, adding that he would not compel teachers to correct the official exams.The comments followed...
View ArticleUCC workers protest outside Lebanese economy ministry
Members of Lebanon’s powerful workers’ union protested outside the Ministry of Economy in Beirut Wednesday morning to pressure the government into approving a wage hike bill.The Union Coordination...
View ArticleLebanon workers union to strike Wednesday over wage scale
Lebanon’s most powerful workers union announced a general strike for Wednesday for all public sector workers over Parliament’s failure to approve a wage hike bill.The Union Coordination Committee...
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