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Histadrut Chairman Eini.
Histadrut Chairman Eini.
Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz
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Israel gears up for general strike

Meeting between Histadrut labor federation, Treasury ends without result, as country prepares to shut down on Monday. Ben-Gurion Airport, bus companies, Israel Railways, banks, Universities and Tel Aviv Stock Exchange among those expected to strike

Dead End – The meeting held Sunday between Histadrut labor federation Chairman Ofer Eini and Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz at the office of the National Labor Court President Nili Arad, ended without results.

 

At the end of the meeting Eini noted that "there are no happy tidings for the Israeli nation, the Finance ministry remains unmoved."

 

The Histadrut is demanding that the State and private sector minimize the employment of outside contractors and hire most of them as full-fledges workers in the civil service, local authorities and large private companies.

 

Arad offered the sides the chance to hold negotiations under the auspices of the Labor Court but the Histadrut refused. Eini added that during the talks "no progress was made, and nothing changed.

 

The general strike is set to begin Monday from 6 am, unless the Labor Court rules otherwise.

 

For a list of bodies expected to go on strike click here  

 

Avital Lahav contributed to the report

 

 

 


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