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Steinitz, social workers in late talks to avoid strike

Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz on Friday was holding meetings with the Histadrut chairman and head of the Social Workers Union in a last minute attempt to prevent a strike by social workers.
Outside the Finance Ministry in Jerusalem, some 20 social workers and Labor Youth members protested with chants of "We want justice, not charity," and "No security without welfare," Army Radio reported.