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Illustrative photo of Palestinian workers from the West Bank crossing a checkpoint into Israel. (Flash90)
JNF illegally fired and discriminated against Palestinian workers, court rules
Tel Aviv court rules JNF must rehire 10 Palestinian workers excluded from collective bargaining agreement and dismissed for living in the West Bank.
By Orly Noy March 17, 2021
Hatem Abu Ziadeh (Photo courtesy of WAC-MAAN)
Employer turns Palestinian union organizer into a ‘security threat’
Hatem Abu Ziadeh spent almost 20 years working at an auto repair shop in a West Bank industrial zone. But once he began organizing workers for better conditions, he was fired for ‘security-based reasons.’ In many respects, this is a painfully simple and well-known story: a veteran factory worker decides to unionize his fellow workers…
By Haggai Matar February 16, 2016
WATCH: A report card for organized labor in Israel
Organized labor has seen a boost in Israel since the social protests of 2011. While companies’ profits have consistently risen, the real wages of workers have been static for nearly 15 years, explains Dr. Efraim Davidi.
By Social TV May 14, 2015
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J14 protesters outside Tel Aviv Stock Exchange July 7, 2012 (Activestills)
The price of turning Israel into another Scandinavia
The reality of the Nordic economic model has little to do with the derisive way it is described by the ‘The Marker’ or ‘The Economist.’ One writer takes apart the right-wing business media’s analysis, revealing the truth behind the successful social democracies. By: Ami Vatury (Translated from Hebrew by Rachel Beitarie) “The Scandinavian model” found…
By Haokets May 1, 2013
Frank Sinatra (Wikimedia/public domain)
Frank Sinatra’s legacy in Nazareth
What is the connection between Israel’s labor union, Jesus’ childhood home and Ol’ Blue Eyes? By Paul Karolyi When Christian tourists come through Nazareth on the half day their guidebooks recommend, they take the suggested walk around the old city, see the Basilica of the Annunciation, stop for ice cream, maybe even visit the Souq. …
By +972 Magazine August 28, 2012
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