Histadrut to launch general strike Monday

The Histadrut trade union has announced that it will launch a general strike on Monday at 6 am in protest against the Finance Ministry's refusal to cut down on the number of its contract employees.

"We were left no other choice after the Finance Ministry announced yesterday that it doesn't intend to hire contract workers directly and thus limit the disgraceful trend that has taken root within the Israeli society," Histadrut Chairman Ofer Eini said. (Ran Rimon)