As Lab Workers Strike, Histadrut Declares Public Sector Dispute
The Histadrut (General Federation of Labor in Israel) leadership approved unanimously Tuesday, September 4, the proposal of its chairman Arnon Bar-David to declare a general work dispute throughout Israel’s public sector. This will allow the Histadrut to call a general strike of Israel’s 700,000 employees in the public sector in 14 days. The labor dispute is…
![Public lab workers demonstrate outside of the Prime Minister's official residence in Jerusalem on the third day of their strike, Tuesday, September 1. The placard reads "4 billion [shekels] to private laboratories on the backs of the public labs."](https://maki.org.il/en/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/2020-09-04-220x126.jpg)


![Workers from Israel's Arkia Airlines demonstrated in Herzliya last Wednesday, July 29, demanding resumption of the service by their employer. The Histradrut union produced signs held by the protestors are all directed to "Nakash," the family name of the three brothers whose group owns the airline and numerous other enterprises. In the front line at the right the text reads: "Nakash – Zionism until [it comes to reaching into your] pocket!!!"; Behind this, the poster being held aloft reads: "Nakash – Your hotels are full but we are hungry!"](https://maki.org.il/en/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/2020-08-02-220x126.jpg)

