Histadrut

Employee Union chairman says inspectors will not return to Bnei Brak without security - report

Following the meeting with the mayor, the Tax Authority announced that operations in the city would resume.

JULY 20, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Israeli srcurity and rescue forces inspect the damage at the scene where a missile fired from Iran toward Israel caused damage in Bnei Brak, central Israel, March 31, 2026.

"Instead of strengthening those on the front lines of care, the state and employers continue to ignore the distress and growing burnout"

Hospitals, clinics and family health centers: Nursing staff declare labor dispute

The Israeli Nurses Union has declared a labor dispute. The background: Claims of a low caregiver–to–patient ratio, cutbacks preventing manpower recruitment, and a severe shortage of hospital beds.

JULY 12, 2026|ByAVICHAY CHAIM

These are the big winners from the shortening of the workweek, and these are those who are harmed

A comprehensive study by the Finance Ministry, the Histadrut, and the Joint examined the effects of transitioning to 40 weekly hours in the public sector.

JULY 8, 2026|ByLIAT RON

Workers to receive 13.5% pay raise in new collective agreement

Workers will receive cumulative wage increases, expanded pension benefits, and new welfare perks under a collective agreement valid through 2030.

JULY 6, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Israel's finance minister threatened businesses against joining protests - report

The allegations have ignited a heated debate about the integrity of the country's business and political landscape.

JULY 17, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Head of the Religious Zionist Party MK Bezalel Smotrich gives a press statement at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on May 26, 2021.

Likud union leader confirms: Netanyahu helped plan judicial reform strike

Israel Airport Authority union chief Pinchas Idan has stated that the strike was held with the knowledge and support of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

APRIL 16, 2023ByELIAV BREUER

Travelers look at a monitor displaying delayed flights after take-offs were suspended as part of nationwide protests against the government's judicial overhaul plan at Ben Gurion International Airport in Lod, Israel March 27, 2023

Histadrut coordinated nationwide strike with PM's office - coalition member

Netanyahu's spokesperson Yonatan Urich reportedly urged the Histadrut to launch the strike to give Netanyahu a reason to stop the legislation.

MARCH 30, 2023ByELIAV BREUER

Arnon Bar-David, Chairman of the Histadrut, speaks at a press conference attended by heads from the Israeli commerce sector attend a press conference at the Histadrut Union in Tel Aviv on March 27, 2023

College of Management awards Israel's best and brightest with honorary degrees

A wide range of successful and recognized Israelis, each in a different field of work, were awarded honorary degrees.

JANUARY 29, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

The recipients of an honorary degree from the College of Management

Hundreds of thousands of Israelis could be laid off without change

The Manufacturers' Association of Israel has warned that if the situation doesn't drastically change, hundreds of thousands of employees will be laid off.

JANUARY 19, 2023ByYEHUDA SHARONI/MAARIV

Independent business owners and workers from the tourism sector protest, calling for financial support from the Israeli government, outside the Ben Gurion International Airport, on December 13, 2021

Grapevine December 9, 2022: Moroccan miracle

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

DECEMBER 9, 2022ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

US AMBASSADOR Tom Nides (front left) with the head of the Dan Hotels chain, Michael Federmann.

Histadrut Leumit to BC Partners: Bring Keter's production back to Israel

After sending a letter to BC Partners, who own Keter Home and Garden, the federation of workers in Israel had to seek new methods to get their parent company's attention.

NOVEMBER 24, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Stock exchange employees on the way to a renewed labor dispute - exclusive

The committee's main claim is a threat from the CEO to cancel the collective bargaining agreements.

NOVEMBER 11, 2022ByYEHUDA SHARONI/MAARIV

GLOBAL INFLATION currently high: Traders work the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

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.

MAY 25, 2022ByGIL HOFFMAN

Histadrut labor federation chairman Arnon Bar-David addresses a press conference, March 10, 2020

This week in Jerusalem: Take a ride

A weekly roundup of city affairs.

FEBRUARY 17, 2022ByPEGGY CIDOR