Collective Action
LU staff protests salary, pension injustices
Staff from Lebanon’s only public university Wednesday staged a protest to coincide with a strike demanding the implementation of the salary scale law and improvements to their pensions.
The protest was held in Beirut’s Riyad al-Solh Square, and coincided with a parliamentary session in neighboring Nijmeh Square - the first legislative session since Cabinet was formed, in January.
Date:
March 6, 2019
Actors/ Mobilising structures:
Workers group (inc.union, syndicate, etc.)
Mode of Action:
Strike
Objective:
Reform (advocating for limited change in political, socio-economic etc.)
Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA:
Access to socio-eco rights
Policy Grievances
Spatial characteristics:
Location on the Lebanese territory
Frequency:
Episodic
State response:
N/A