January 01, 1998 | 108 Pages | Arabic | Issam al-Jurdi The Partition of the Labor Union: April 24, 1997 Examines the controversial elections to the General Confederation of Lebanese Workers (GCLW) in April 1997. Marred by intervention from the government, the elections casted doubt upon the independence of labor. The book provides a detailed examination of the events surrounding these elections, which caused the confederation's leadership to split into two rival factions.