Union
Ben-Gurion Airport delays stretch into third day as strike effects continue
IAA workers’ union chairman Pinchas Idan rejected allegations of responsibility during an interview with KAN, instead blaming the airport manager for the chaos.
Israel education system short 3,000 teachers, raising fears over quality of learning
ADL and JCPA diverge over teachers union, exposing a divide over how to fight antisemitism
Labor court blocks Walla layoffs, overhaul pending talks with journalists’ union
The real cause of Israel's teacher crisis is the teachers' union - opinion
The teachers union is supposed to represent all the teachers, but Yaffa Ben-David sees her role as representing the interests of the minority of teachers with high seniority.
Arnon Bar-David reelected Histadrut chief
Bar-David defeated former Histadrut chief Ofer Eini, with 78% of the vote. The vote was an even bigger victory than former Histadrut chief Avi Nissenkorn’s 62.5%-37.5% victory.
Starbucks’ Schultz announces halt to stock repurchasing program as he returns
The move comes as the company faces realities including pinched supply chains, effects from the coronavirus pandemic and heightened tensions and political unrest.
Foreign Ministry workers stop helping babies born to surrogates in protest
“The responsibility for harming the citizens of Israel is on the shoulders of those who ignore the... demand to allow Foreign Ministry workers to do their jobs under fair and appropriate conditions."
Foreign Ministry workers raise black flag in protest
“The workers are not asking for a raise; they want the rights that were taken from them.”
Canada’s largest labor union votes against BDS endorsement
The Canadian Union of Public Employees represents approximately 700,000 Canadian workers nationally and fights to improve standards in healthcare, education, social services and more.
John Oliver plays ‘Look for the Union Label,’ a jingle with Jewish roots
The union reached the height of its power in 1959, when it claimed nearly a half-million members. But by the 1970s, unionized shops were closing throughout the United States.
Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz invokes Holocaust to deter union vote
The analogy, which one attendee told the Times was inappropriate, could be interpreted to imply that Starbucks spreads scarce resources across its workforce.
Will the end of long shifts mean better care for patients?
HEALTH AFFAIRS: After weeks of protests, junior medical staff reach agreement with the Health Ministry.
Unions are the answer to COVID unemployment and work disputes - opinion
Worker power is essential to building our economy from the COVID-19 crisis better than before and developing the economy from the bottom up and the middle out.
