Trade Union

Ma'ariv workers on protest (Oren Ziv / Activestills)
May Day: The revival of Israeli organized labor in the post-J14 era
Although many critics claim the J14 movement failed by not challenging the occupation or achieving sufficient results for Israeli workers and the middle class, a wave of revived labor organizing indicates new potential for worker power — a May Day update. One thing is certain: personally, it’s been a hell of a ride. About 18…
By Haggai Matar May 1, 2013
Yoav, from Wac-Maan, speaks to a driver in Haifa port, December 16, 2012. (Photo: Alon Aviram)
Union seeks to organize truckers to challenge sub-standard labor conditions
The solitary work of a trucker entails long hours, poor pay and dangerous conditions. One trade union is attempting to organize drivers in a sector which is crucial to the Israeli economy. By Alon Aviram Haifa – At the largest of Israel’s seaports, heavy haulage trucks operate day and night, continuously working to transport imports…
By +972 Magazine December 21, 2012
Yitzhak Luden stands in the Yiddish community center (photo: Alon Aviram) 14th November 2012
Remember the Jewish Labor Bund?
The Bund was a Jewish socialist, revolutionary party in Eastern Europe dedicated to class struggle. It is all but forgotten in modern day Israel, but a few members are still around to tell the story.  By Alon Aviram A piano played and a middle-aged woman stood in the middle of the room singing classical Yiddish…
By +972 Magazine November 25, 2012
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Members of the Women's Platform demonstrate in Nazareth (photo: Wehbe Badarneh/ Arab Workers Union in Israel)
From factories to farms, labor union champions rights of Palestinians in Israel
‘There have been no institutions, no organizations for Palestinian workers within Israel to defend their rights.’ A young labor union is resisting exploitation and defending the rights of Palestinian citizens of Israel, with a focus on the rights of women workers. By Alon Aviram NAZARETH – Security cameras and a heavy metal door secure the…
By +972 Magazine November 3, 2012
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