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Palestinian civil servants to strike over non-payment

2006-05-05

This will be entertaining. Wonder if a Paleo strike includes demonstrations with large puppets?

RAMALLAH, West Bank - Palestinian government employees will go on strike on Saturday over the non-payment of salaries by the cash-starved Hamas-led government, their union announced on Thursday.

Civil servants will stage a two-hour walkout from 8:00 am to 10:00 am (0500 GMT to 0700 GMT) to protest against the non-payment of cheques since March.

Then they'll return to their non-jobs at the Gaza airport.

The Palestinian Authority employs more than 160,000 people, half of whom work ~~as thug-boyz~~ for the security services, although the strike order affects only those in civilian jobs.

The total wage bill runs in excess of 120 million dollars a month and affects the livelihoods of around one million people, or a quarter of the population in the Palestinian territories.

Assuming the Paleo population is that large, which it prob'ly isn't.

Posted by:Steve White

#5 Civil servants will stage a two-hour walkout from 8:00 am to 10:00 am (0500 GMT to 0700 GMT) to protest against the non-payment of cheques since March.

For two hours said civil servants will not pretend to work. After 10:00 am the pretend work is back on again.

Posted by: WTF! 2006-05-05 23:58

#4 buncha death cult welfare queens

Posted by: Frank G 2006-05-05 18:40

#3 Prepare for (news stories of ) starving Palestinian children.

Posted by: gromgoru 2006-05-05 11:32

#2 This is a clear indication the monetary squeeze play is working. Now we will see if the Diploweenies have the intestinal fortitude to see it come to fruition. Predictably there will be some manufactured public seethe-fests blaming all the usual suspects. Accompanied by the shrill denunciations from the typical hand wringers and teeth-gnashers. The internal brawls will assuredly increase consumption of Orville Redenbacher's finest maze. However, they must be willing to accept that as a result, portions of a culture spoon-fed on violence and collective guilt will inevitably lash out past their borders. But in the end, even a delinquent child accepts the wisdom of an allowance withheld for misbehavior. Of course, thats provided the parents recognize that capitulation will only ensure continued misconduct.

Posted by: DepotGuy 2006-05-05 10:36

#1 Strike or no strike, they do about the same amount of work. Actually, marching around carrying protest signs would probably result in a net increase in Paleo GDP, since somebody has to make the signs.

Posted by: PBMcL 2006-05-05 01:21

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