📰 3 sources 6 articles · 27 Sep 2026, 21:33 → 19 days ago

Lebanon's Public Administration Employees Association announces strike and escalation until a salary correction is approved

Lebanon's Public Administration Employees Association called for a strike on Wednesday and Thursday, 30 September and 1 October 2026, and for a forced closure every Friday until a new and fair salary correction law is approved. Its demands include raising the daily transport allowance to the equivalent of ten liters of gasoline and linking the gasoline canister allowance in Decree 13020 to the real price. As the movement continues, the association has hinted at taking to the streets and is awaiting a clear and binding government decision.

📍 Where things stand: The association insists the comprehensive strike will continue on Wednesday and Thursday with a full closure on Friday, denying reports that it was cancelled, and is awaiting a clear and binding government decision.

⏱️ Timeline

27 Sep 2026, 21:33 In a statement, Lebanon's Public Administration Employees Association called for commitment to a strike on Wednesday and Thursday, 30 September and 1 October 2026, and for continuing the forced closure every Friday until a new and fair salary correction law is approved. It recalled its main demands, most notably raising the daily transport allowance to the equivalent of ten liters of gasoline, linking the gasoline canister allowance in Decree 13020 to the real price, and doing justice to employees in the public administration, municipalities and the Lebanese University.
28 Sep 2026, 14:17 The Public Administration Employees Association announced a strike on Wednesday and Thursday while maintaining the forced closure on Friday, and hinted at the possibility of moving from strike action to street protests in coordination with other associations and unions. Association president Raed Hamadeh confirmed that logistical preparations are underway for any potential movement and that contacts with the relevant parties are continuing, stressing that the association will not settle for promises and is awaiting a clear and binding government decision, especially with a government decision expected on Thursday.
29 Sep 2026, 12:26 Public administration employees in Lebanon issued a statement affirming that their strike continues.
29 Sep 2026, 13:40 The Public Administration Employees Association in Lebanon confirmed the continuation of the comprehensive strike on Wednesday and Thursday, 30 September and 1 October 2026, in addition to the continuation of the full closure on Friday, denying circulating information about the cancellation of the strike. Association sources stressed that the meeting held by the Index Committee and any deliberations or decisions it produced have nothing to do with public sector employees and do not change the association's position or its movement program.

Timeline written by AI from the sources below; updated as new reports arrive.

How the sources covered it

Coverage varied between focusing on the text of the association's statement and its detailed demands such as the transport allowance and Decree 13020, focusing on escalation, the hint at street protests and the wait for Thursday's government decision and the denial of the strike's cancellation, and a brief report that only conveyed the confirmation that the strike continues.

tayyar.org Highlighted the text of the association's statement and its call to commit to the strike and Friday closures, detailing the demands, particularly raising the daily transport allowance to the equivalent of ten liters of gasoline and linking the gasoline canister allowance in Decree 13020 to the real price.
Lebanon Debate Focused on escalation and the hint at moving to street action in coordination with other associations and unions, quoting association president Raed Hamadeh confirming that logistical preparations are underway and that the association awaits a clear and binding government decision; it later confirmed the comprehensive strike continues, denied reports of its cancellation and conveyed the association's position on the Index Committee meeting.
aljadeed Provided only a brief report on the public administration employees' statement affirming that the strike continues, without details of the demands or the hint at street action.

AI comparison of what each outlet emphasized. It describes emphasis, not accuracy.

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