On this day, 7 December 2006, 27,000 textile factory workers went on wildcat strike in El Mahalla, Egypt, kicking off a massive strike wave across the entire country. Read an account of the movement here: https://libcom.org/library/egyptian-textile-workers-confront-new-economic-order https://www.facebook.com/workingclasshistory/photos/a.296224173896073/1285610511624096/?type=3