This is good news. The Workers Advice Center (WAC), like Power to the Workers, is an independent trade union organizing workers that the Histadrut — Israel’s largest national trade union center — either hasn’t wanted to organize or been able…
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Short video about attempt to unionize by Palestinian workers at Israeli-owned factory in the West Bank
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This video, produced by Social TV, tells the story of a group of Palestinian workers who faced with unacceptable conditions at work have attempted to organize. Several were sacked. They have been helped by the Workers Advice Center (WAC). Worth…
Jewish and Arab workers unite in Nazareth, threaten industrial action and win concessions
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In recent years, a number of small and independent unions have emerged in Israel that aim to organize workers that have not been reached by the Histadrut, the country’s main trade union center. One of these is the Workers Advice…
Palestinians tell British union: Don’t sever ties with the Histadrut
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Britain’s giant public sector union UNISON has just issued its long-awaited report on its delegation’s visit to Israel and Palestine. The visit had been scheduled to take place a year ago, finally happened at the end of 2010, and the…
Union lobbies for better trucker wages in Israel
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Unionists in Israel are embroiled in a dispute with the transport authorities in an effort to see better pay in the country’s trucking industry to help counteract the long hours culture. This is widely believed to lead to accidents, including…