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Grass roots change
Organised labor versus inequality
A decade of change: unionized labor in Israel.
While government policy remains conservative, tectonic changes in Israel have led to a decline in inequality in the country | How has this happened? | Three graphs tell the story
By
Jonathan Kershenbaum and Caden Feldman-Gubbay
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White collar unions
Saved, for now
Telecom workers in Israel fought for their jobs - and won.
A campaign led by Histadrut head Arnon Bar David, managed to shift the tide after two major telecom companies announced massive layoffs just before the high holidays
By
Nizzan Zvi Cohen
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Solidarity
"Unionized labor recognizes no borders"
Over 5,000 new Histadrut members, all of them Palestinians.
This summer, as part of an ongoing struggle to protect the lives of workers in the construction industry, Histadrut announced a campaign to raise awareness to workers' rights and safety in Israel | Nahad Sharliya, who headed the campaign: "A worker is a worker, no matter where he comes from, and he deserves his rights"
By
Shai Nir
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Haifa Port saga
Saved from privatization
The Marine Services Department will become a government-owned corporation..
Historic agreement at Haifa Port allows it to serve both ports in the Bay of Haifa | Histadrut chair Arnon Bar David: “The agreement will enable activity in the ports to become more efficient without damaging the status or rights of dockworkers”
By
Nizzan Zvi Cohen
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Israeli economy
Prioritizing Israeli workers
Israeli courts rule against outsourcing of public sector jobs.
Israeli courts rule against Ministry of Finance outsourcing public sector jobs despite the law giving Israeli based industries preference | Factories' closure threatens entire communities in Israel
By
Omer Cohen
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Enhancing solidarity
Unionized shopping
How should we, as organized workers, regard the arrival of Amazon to Israel?
Put your money where your values are | The recent rise in numbers of unionized workers in Israel started in 2011, when the ideas of justice, solidarity and equality became popular again | It will keep growing only if we make sure that union members keep acting on their principles
By
Keren Ofek
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Workers' rights
Cleaning up the hospitals
The hidden revolution in the corridors of Israel's hospitals.
For the past few years more and more temporary, low paid workers hired through contractors, Jews and Arabs alike, are taken on as regular (and unionized) employees in Israel's hospitals | Ending contracted employees one work place at a time
By
Yael Elnatan
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Reforms, the right way
Working in accord
Histadrut and Mekorot signed a major reform agreement.
Mekorot, Israel's national water company, faced a government decision aimed at expanding the company's development and infrastructure budget | Histadrut Chairmain Arnon Bar-David: "The Histadrut has been and will continue to be a full partner for all major reforms."
By
Mor Hupert
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Fair play
Athletes of the world unite
Abusive working conditions for an athlete damage his career and his health.
What happens when a player has a signed contract but the management wants him out? | Chen Dilmoni, player for Hapoel Haifa's soccer team, found out the hard way how an “outcast player” feels | How workers' rights is manifested in sports
By
Lior Bartal
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Rosh Hashanah in Israel
The face behind the Shofar
In the Golan Heights, one man turned his passion for shofars into a vocation.
As the High Holy Days of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur approach, and the shofar blast attempts to open the gates of heaven, we set out to learn about shofar production at Shimon Keinan’s factory on Moshav Givat Yoav | What is a shofar made of? What makes a good shofar? And what do shofars have to do with Islam?
By
Yael Elnatan
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