General strike continues into third day

Negotiations between the Histadrut labor federation and the Finance Ministry ended with no progress Friday afternoon in continued efforts to bring an end to the general strike continued through its third day. Negotiations between the labor federation’s chairman Ofer Eini and Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz also broke down late Thursday night. National Labor Court President…

General strike in Israel enters second day

After two days of general strike and a night of extending deadlines and intensive negotiations, the two sides had been on the verge of signing an agreement. According to preliminary reports, the Histadrut’s agreement includes two parts: a deal reached with private employers Tuesday and a deal with the government. MK Dov Khenin (Hadash), Associate…