February 19, 1999
2-Day Strike Closes Colleges in West Bank
Faculty and staff members at all Palestinian colleges and universities in the West Bank and Gaza Strip staged a two-day strike last week, the second such work stoppage of the month. All classes were canceled at the eight universities and two dozen colleges.
Mohammed Abu Zeid, head of the federation of unions representing university employees, said lack of progress on the workers' demands for a new salary scale and higher institutional
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