The Histadrut labor federation has announced the resumption of the labor dispute at Israel‘s airlines after neo-liberal Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz signed an Open Skies agreement with the European Union.

The deal, which was signed on Monday, allows European air carriers to operate flights from any location within the EU to Israel, while Israeli air carriers can now operate flights from Israel to any locations within the EU. The unions feels that by removing limits on flights to Israel by foreign carriers, the open skies agreement will mean fewer flights for domestic carriers, which will threaten thousands jobs. The Israeli government and the EU Parliament still have to ratify the deal, but it is expected to take effect within a few months.