The main opposition factions have already called for a three-day strike next week on the days voting is scheduled in eastern and northern Lebanon.
Last June, the workers conducted a three-day strike.
The three-day strike idled nearly 22,000 workers in Flint and elsewhere.
With the three-day strike by home health aides ending yesterday, leaders of 1199/S.
Algerian media groups announced a three-day strike starting Tuesday to protest the arrest.
By the time the three-day strike ended on June 9, 1199 had reached settlements with four agencies.
While the union held a three-day strike in 1999, both sides have refused to speculate how long they think this one will last.
The three-day strike is scheduled to end today.
A three-day general strike which began on Sept. 26 was reported to have left three people dead and 400 detained.
The privilege was stripped from the union as a penalty for its illegal three-day strike in December 2005.