capitalist conspiracy in Lebanon

"Unions belonging to Amal, Hezbollah, LF, Syrian National Social Party (SSNP), Baath, Future Movement, LCP, and the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP), who dominate the labor movement, did not find it necessary to defend union freedoms, unionization rights, or collective bargaining. They all acted as if the Spinneys issue did not concern them.  Future Movement media organizations launched a campaign to defend the company’s management against the workers, even though some of them are party members.  Although it has always boasted about being a defender of freedoms and workers rights, al-Jadeed TV channel decided to avoid the whole issue.  The FPM’s outlet, OTV, did something far worse. It changed its programming to prevent a regular rerun of an interview with former labor minister Charbel Nahhas. The minister had earlier refused to abide by the station’s conditions not to mention the Spinneys workers struggle in a live interview."  (thanks Eddy)