Union Head: We Need elections, Netanyahu Should Retire

“We need to hold elections, and if [Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu thinks he needs to run again, that’s his business. If I were Bibi, I wouldn’t run again for the elections,” said Histadrut (Federation of Labor in Israel) chairman Arnon Bar-David in an interview with Maariv, published on Friday. “We need to go to the elections, so…

Histadrut Will Not Announce a General Strike, Yet

Histadrut Labor Federation chairman Arnon Bar-David said on Wednesday that the country’s largest union will step in to prevent a constitutional crisis if the government refuses to abide by a potential High Court of Justice decision to strike down legislation. Bar-David met with a forum of employers leaders to discuss the possibility, against the backdrop…

Airline workers protest against government inaction at Ben Gurion Airport, August 19, 2021.

Airline Workers Block Runway, Shut Down Ben-Gurion Airport

Airline workers staged a demonstration at the Ben-Gurion Airport outside Tel Aviv on Thursday, August 19, to express their dissatisfaction with governmental policy, their stressful work environment, and the laying off of thousands of their fellow employees. Workers of the Israel Airports Authority (IAA), which operates the airport, joined the demonstrations in solidarity with the airline…