Histadrut
Americannoun
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The crisis has split Israeli society and hit the economy hard by triggering foreign investor flight, weakening the shekel and raising the spectre of a general strike by the Histadrut public sector union.
From Reuters
The Histadrut—Israel’s largest trade union, with an estimated 800,000 members—called for a general strike that followed more limited strikes in the preceding months.
From Slate
Israel’s largest labor union, the Histadrut, which represents some 800,000 workers, said Tuesday that it would convene in the coming days to plan a nationwide general strike.
From Washington Times
Dogged by foreign investor flight, a swooning shekel and a threatened general strike by the Histadrut public sector union, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich told Army Radio: "The attempted casting of this as the end of democracy is simply false."
From Reuters
Israel’s largest labor federation, the Histadrut, said it would consider mounting a general strike, and the unrest shuttered hundreds of shops and businesses, even entire large shopping malls.
From Los Angeles Times
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