Back To Work: “Music Is a Gift That I Need To Give”

Yishai Shtekler, orchestra conductor turned beekeeper, has finally returned to his work as performances return | “I get all the musicians and also all the bees to express themselves in the best way”

"A Disaster of This Magnitude Was Only a Matter of Time"

In the wake of an oil spill that has coated Israel’s shores with tar, environmental organizations demand an end to Israel’s plan to transfer oil through the Gulf of Eilat

Histadrut Calls on 10Bis’ Parent Company to Recognize Union

The Histadrut calls on people in Israel and around the world to contact the Dutch CEO of delivery app's parent company to demand they uphold promises to workers

Officer Who Shot Solomon Tekah Indicted, Will Not Rejoin Police Force

Officials consider placing the officer in the fire department, decide against it | The officer was charged last week with negligent homicide after shooting Tekah, unarmed Ethiopian teenager, in 2019

No Case for Public Sector Wage Cuts

The Ministry of Finance published its annual report on salaries in the public sector | Here are a few considerations they forgot to mention | Opinion

Workers of the World, Dot Com

Labor Start website harnesses the Internet on behalf of labor struggles around the world | Israeli founder, Eric Lee: “If you work for the same dream of social justice and solidarity, then there are a lot of people you can work with”

Israeli Unions Join Solidarity Action Against Spike in Domestic Violence

Bar-David: "We will fight until the unbearable violence against women is uprooted"

Traveling the World With Knitting Needles in Hand

Sam Bersky, knitting extraordinaire: “I realized that basically anything can be put on a sweater, and as I got better, I realized that this is what I want to do with my life"

Histadrut, Ashdod Port Workers and Government Reach an Agreement

After 7.5 years of stalled negotiations, the court allowed unions to strike, expediting the agreement | Bar David: “Thanks to negotiation and mutual respect we have managed to reach a compromise"

Teva Union Organize to Stop the Firing of 13 Cleaning Workers

Workers in the Israeli pharmaceutical company sent dozens of emails to the company's management asking for the continued employment of these cleaners, who work on contract

Israeli Women Work More, Have More Children, and their Jobs are the First to Suffer

Studies show that during the pandemic, women worldwide experience more unemployment than men due to demands to replace childcare | In Israel, 70% of new job seekers in the last lockdown were women

Airport Shuttered, Israel Halts Aliyah for First Time in Its History

Jews around the world face danger and uncertainty as immigration plans are abruptly stalled | “Their hearts are already there”

“Israeli and Palestinian Workers Stand Together on the Front Lines of the Crisis"

In a letter congratulating Palestinian union leader Shaher Saed for his reelection, Histadrut chair Arnon Bar-David promised to keep working for the rights and safety of workers in Israel, "regardless of religion, race and gender"

Every Fifth Israeli Defined as Below the Poverty Line

Report on poverty: middle class families and self-employed hit hardest by the pandemic | Stimulus spending was crucial in reducing rising income inequality

“In Israel in 2021, a Paying Job Doesn’t Necessarily Protect You from Poverty”

The Histadrut’s Mutual Aid Fund helps families in need during the pandemic | "In the past, if a worker was fired, we would provide legal aid. Now, people need blankets"