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Social Workers End Strike After Israel's Treasury Agrees to Raise Wages

Thousand Israeli Social Workers Protest Poor Conditions, Low Pay Nation-wide ‘Maximum Caseload, Minimum Conditions’: Thousand Social Workers Protest Nation-wide

Israel's Foreign Diplomatic Missions Shuttered as Workers Protest

How a Five-minute Walk Led to a Two-day Strike

Eilat on Shutdown: Southern Israeli Tourist Hub Closes Border in Airport Row

FILE PHOTO: A school in Israel.

Staff Working With At-risk Israeli Children Strike Over Wages

Moshe Nissim meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to hand over his recommendations for the conversion system in Israel, June 3, 2018.

Israel's Treasury: A Tale of Two Moshes

Lecturers at Sapir college on strike in Sderot, October 2018.

Students at Eight Israeli Colleges Announce Strike to Protest Ongoing Faculty Strike

A construction site in Jerusalem's Ramot neighborhood.

Israeli General Strike Called Off as Government Agrees to EU Standards

File photo: The play area of a day care in Israel.

Day Cares in Israel Remain Closed as Caregivers Strike Over Low Wages

Nurses during previous protest outside the Hadassah University Hospital in Jerusalem, July 4, 2018.

Nurses Begin National Strike to Protest Violence Against Medical Staff Nurses in Israel Begin Nationwide Strike to Protest Violence Against Medical Staff

Knesset member Yehuda Glick, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem.

Israeli Lawmaker Ends Hunger Strike, but Vows 'Struggle Will Go On'

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks in Ohio, U.S., March 29, 2018

Trump Is Abandoning Israel Over Syria Trump's Disengagement From Syria Is More Important Than the Embassy Move

Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon and Histadrut Chairman Avi Nissenkorn at a meeting with Histadrut.

Netanyahu Won't Drop Anti-strike Suit, Risking Talks on Power Reform Netanyahu Opposes Dropping Anti-strike Suit, Risking Talks on Power Reform

Palestinians wait to cross the Qalandia checkpoint between the West Bank city of Ramallah and Jerusalem as they head to Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque for the first Friday prayers of Ramadan. June 2, 2017.

Letters to the Editor |

Ambassador Friedman Speaks the Truth

A worker near flames at a demonstration at Haifa Chemicals, August 2017.

What About the Workers? Nobody in Israel Is Asking: What About the Workers?

Social workers demonstrating in November 2015 in front of the Finance Ministry in Jerusalem.

Israel Holds Off Planned Social Workers’ Strike by Freezing Dismissals

Histadrut Labor Federation chief Avi Nissenkorn, March 2017.

Israel's National Union Vows Public-sector Strike Israel's National Union Vows Public-sector Strike Tuesday if No Deal Made on Broadcast Workers

Eshkol Park hosted many visitors on Sunday, April 24, 2016.

Nature and Parks Authority Staff Threaten Strike Over Passover Israel's Nature and Parks Authority Staff Threaten Two-day Strike Over Passover

MK Shelly Yacimovich (Zionist Union) during a Knesset Education Committee meeting, December 2015.

Help, It's Shelly

Israeli doctors during a strike in 2011.

Israeli Doctors to Strike at Government Hospitals Israeli Doctors to Strike at Government Hospitals on Wednesday

Social workers demonstrating in November 2015 in front of the Finance Ministry in Jerusalem.

Israeli Local Authority Workers Set to Go on Strike Tuesday at Midnight

Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon and Histadrut secretary-general Avi Nissenkorn, December 2015.

Israel's Finance Minister Is Not Santa Claus The Difference Between Moshe Kahlon and Santa Claus

Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon and Histadrut secretary-general Avi Nissenkorn, December 2015.

Israel's Labor Federation, Treasury Avert Strike Israel's Labor Federation, Finance Ministry Avert Nationwide Strike in 'Historic Agreement'

Histadrut members raise their hands to show support for a general strike.

Histadrut Calls Public Sector Strike for Wednesday Finance Ministry, Histadrut Deadlocked as Wednesday Strike Looms

Histadrut members raise their hands to show support for a general strike.

Israel Could Face General Strike Next Week

Municipal employees blocking Nahariya Junction during a strike, Oct. 5, 2010.

Local Councils in Western Galilee Go on Strike

Meat counter at at a Rami Levi supermarket.

Poultry, Meat Shortage Looms in Israel Poultry, Meat Shortage Looms in Israel After Vets Vow Strike Over Food Reform

Histadrut labor federation chairman Avi Nissenkorn, November 4, 2014.

Strike Averted as Contract Workers Deal Reached Public-sector Strike Averted as Deal on Contract Workers Reached

Haifa port. A decline in exports helped drive down the GDP in the second half of 2013.

Wildcat Strike at Seaports to End Thursday Night Wildcat Strike at Seaports to End Thursday Night After Deal Reached

Protesters demonstrate against job losses at Israel Chemicals Ltd. (ICL) in Dimona, May 17, 2015.

Some 1,000 Protest in Dimona Against Job Losses Some 1,000 Protest in Dimona Against Job Losses at Israel Chemicals Plant

Demonstration by striking Hadassah workers at entrance to Jerusalem, February 17, 2014.

Work Days Lost to Strikes Nearly Doubled Work Days Lost to Strikes Nearly Doubled in 2014

An illustrative image of Israeli students in a classroom.

Court Bars Teachers From Canceling Field Trips Labor Court Bars High School Teachers From Canceling Field Trips

A demonstration in Be’er Sheva against layoffs at Bromine Compounds, February 3, 2015.

Israel Chemicals Job Action Stings Many As Israel Chemicals Job Action Expands, Contract Workers Take a Hit

Women working at an Israeli factory.

Isra-bluff: The Minimum Wage Raising the Minimum Wage Is the New Isra-bluff

Histadrut chairman Avi Nissenkorn at the meeting earlier this month in which the labor federation voted to strike over the minimum wage.

Treasury Begin Talks on Minimum Wage Under Threat of Strike, Israel's Treasury Begins Talks on Minimum Wage

Histadrut labor federation chairman Avi Nissenkorn, November 4, 2014.

Histadrut Threatens Labor Dispute Histadrut Threatens Labor Dispute Over Minimum Wage, Outsourcing of Jobs

The baggage carousels at Ben-Gurion International Airport during a strike, September 18, 2014.

Unions Flex Muscles With Labor Actions Unions Flex Muscles With Labor Actions at Ben-Gurion Airport, Ashdod Port and Israel Electric

Lapid, Katz and Netanyahu at the Ashdod port cornerstone-laying ceremony in Ashdod, October 28, 2014

Work Starts on New Ashdod Port Chinese Firm Starts Work on New Ashdod Port, as Haifa Workers Strike

'Lapid, don't send thousands of workers home,' reads sign held up during a postal workers' rally in Jerusalem. September 9, 2014.

Israelis Fear 2 States Are Here Israelis Are Afraid That the Two-state Solution Is Already Here

A post office, with collection boxes in front. Demand for postal services has plunged 40% in recent years.

The Histadrut Flexes Its Muscles Israel Post Dispute Paves Way for Labor Chief to Flex His Muscles

Israel Post workers protesting outside the Finance Ministry offices, September 9, 2014.

Israel's Postal Strike Spreads Israel's Postal Strike Expands to Courthouses, Border Crossings

Finance Minister Yair Lapid.

Lapid Tries to Prevent General Strike Lapid Meets Histadrut Head to Prevent General Strike

Airplanes parked at Ben-Gurion International Airport.

Airport to Close for 3 Hours Civil Servants' Strike to Shut Ben-Gurion Airport for 3 Hours

Tnuva dairy products.

Tnuva Workers Begin Sanctions Tnuva Workers Begin Sanctions, Demand Share of Chinese Wealth

The Israel Broadcasting Authority headquarters in Jerusalem. A new corporation was meant to replace it.

Workers Threaten World Cup Blackout IBA Workers Threaten to Disrupt World Cup Broadcasts

McDonald's worker Selmira Wilson on strike in Miami, May 15, 2014.

Fast-food Workers on Global Strike Supersize This: Fast-food Employees Worldwide Go on One-day Strike

Adjunct strikers, including union leaders Lehav-Raz (L) and Arez (with bullhorn).

Class Action: Adjunct College Lecturers Strike for Rights

Ashdod port workers’ committee head Alon Hassan suffered a double blow Monday: His workers were ordered back to work, and he summoned for a disciplinary hearing..

Court Orders Ashdod Port Workers Back to Job Labor Court Orders Striking Ashdod Port Workers Back on the Job

Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman speaks at a toast ahead of the Passover holiday, Jerusalem, April 2, 2014. The sign on the lectern reads, 'Your word is your bond.'

Foreign Ministry Strike Ends Foreign Ministry Strike Ends; Year-long Labor Dispute Over

Foreign ministry, closed on strike, March 24, 2014.

Israel's Rhinoceros Corps Go on Strike

Shimon Peres

Scrap the Presidency — and the Embassies Israel Doesn't Need a President - or Embassies

Foreign ministry, closed on strike, March 24, 2014.

Treasury Threatens to Discipline Striking Diplomats Finance Ministry Threatens to Discipline Striking Israeli Diplomats

The Ashdod Port.

Union Bid to Strike at Ports Rejected Labor Court Rejects Union Bid to Strike at Ports, for Now

A worker with flowers in the West Bank Jewish settlement of Petsael, Jan. 9, 2014. An international campaign to boycott settlement products has turned from a distant nuisance into an economic reality.

As Israeli Diplomats Strike |

UN to Vote on Settlement Boycott UN Body to Vote on Settlement-boycott Resolution