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Friday, November 13, 2026
Workers, Society and Economy in Israel Since 1925
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Security Guards Threaten to Strike Over Govt Failure to Raise Wages.
Economy Minister Orna Barbivai promised to sign an extension order on a collective agreement for a significant increase in wages in the security industry, then reneged | “They do a very important job and demand that their salary be commensurate with their work”
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Nizzan Zvi Cohen
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Histadrut Chair Demands Bennett, Lieberman Act Against Rising Prices in Economy.
Arnon Bar-David penned a letter to the Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance yesterday (Tuesday), calling on them to “take action against the stakeholders exploiting Israeli citizens,” following price hikes in electricity, fuel and food
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Nizzan Zvi Cohen
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“Equal Rights to Become Parents:” Surrogacy Legalized for Gay Couples, Single and Trans People.
Israel’s Supreme Court rules to lift sanctions against surrogacy, allowing single men, same-sex couples and transgender people to have children through a surrogate mother | Health Minister Horowitz: “Full equality, this is the struggle of my community”
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Dafna Eisbruch
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Labor Conflict Ensues as Government Considers Violating Port Agreements.
“Bringing ‘general cargo’ into the new ports would be a fatal economic blow to the existing ports,” as a well as a major breach in agreements, says Transportation Workers’ Union Chairman Avi Edri |The Histadrut can initiate a strike at the Ports of Haifa and Ashdod beginning on February 1
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Hadas Yom Tov; Nizzan Zvi Cohen
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Leaked Correspondence Reveals Efforts to Quash Firefighters’ Right to Strike.
Internal documents reveal that Ministry of Public Security is attempting to weaken organized labor among firefighters by restricting the right to strike through legislation | “It is important to neutralize any obstacle that the workers try to put in our way”
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Nizzan Zvi Cohen
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Under the Cover of Omicron, Bennett is Turning Israel into Singapore.
The fifth wave provides an opportunity for the government to further its’ worldview: privatization and expanding the free market, weakening an already-strained public welfare system | Today it is only natural for state leaders to expect citizens to pay out of pocket for coronavirus tests, regardless if they can afford it | Opinion
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Gil Plotkin
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Huge Investments into Arab Public See Unexpected Consequences: Rising Unemployment.
Billions of shekels were channeled to the Arab public in a 2016 five-year plan, but according to economist Marian Tehawkho, “the goals were not right, and the money did not go to the right places” | She emphasizes the need to address deep inequalities in the Arab sector in new plan – specifically, improving education
By
Yaniv Sharon; Tal Kaspin
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New Collective Agreement Raises Minimum Wage by 16% in Catering Industry.
The agreement, signed by the Histadrut and the Chamber of Commerce, stipulates an improved minimum wage, a study fund and more | Histadrut Chairman: “The agreement strengthens workers and improves their wages and terms of employment”
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Nizzan Zvi Cohen
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Taub Center: Israel Lacks Far-Reaching Policy to Address Economic Inequality, Poverty.
Despite increase in welfare spending over pandemic, Israel’s spending is four times as less than its Scandinavian counterparts | Red tape makes it difficult for citizens to utilize their rights to government benefits
By
Tal Carmon
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