Histadrut

Sanctions at ILA Haifa: Public reception has been suspended

A year after Haifa's Sail Tower was struck by an Iranian missile and staff relocated, the Finance Ministry cancelled their half-hour adaptation period.

JULY 2, 2026|ByYOAV ETIEL

The Sail Tower before the missile strike

A new collective agreement to update the convalescence pay rate for workers in the private sector

Hundreds of shekels a year: The increase that will affect the pocket of every worker in Israel

After two years of freezes and cuts in the shadow of the war, an agreement was signed to update convalescence pay in the private sector to NIS 451.5 per day. How much will you gain from the move?

JUNE 23, 2026|ByLIAT RON

Pratt & Whitney's BTL plant in Nahariya to close

The plant was founded in 1968 by Stef Wertheimer after the then French President Charles de Gaulle imposed an arms embargo on Israel following the Six Day War.

JUNE 17, 2026|ByHEZI STERNLICHT/GLOBES/TNS

The president of the Canadian Labour Congress Bea Bruske speaks while meeting with Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in his office on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, November 26, 2024.

Canada Labor Congress votes to cut ties with Histadrut

The "Hot Cargo and Israel" submitted by LPC in February alleged that the Histadrut was a "partner in the colonization of Palestine since the foundation of Israel."

MAY 19, 2026|ByMICHAEL STARR

Hundreds of thousands of Israelis could be laid off without change

The Manufacturers' Association of Israel has warned that if the situation doesn't drastically change, hundreds of thousands of employees will be laid off.

JANUARY 19, 2023ByYEHUDA SHARONI/MAARIV

Independent business owners and workers from the tourism sector protest, calling for financial support from the Israeli government, outside the Ben Gurion International Airport, on December 13, 2021

Grapevine December 9, 2022: Moroccan miracle

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

DECEMBER 9, 2022ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

US AMBASSADOR Tom Nides (front left) with the head of the Dan Hotels chain, Michael Federmann.

Histadrut Leumit to BC Partners: Bring Keter's production back to Israel

After sending a letter to BC Partners, who own Keter Home and Garden, the federation of workers in Israel had to seek new methods to get their parent company's attention.

NOVEMBER 24, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Stock exchange employees on the way to a renewed labor dispute - exclusive

The committee's main claim is a threat from the CEO to cancel the collective bargaining agreements.

NOVEMBER 11, 2022ByYEHUDA SHARONI/MAARIV

GLOBAL INFLATION currently high: Traders work the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

Arnon Bar-David reelected Histadrut chief

Bar-David defeated former Histadrut chief Ofer Eini, with 78% of the vote. The vote was an even bigger victory than former Histadrut chief Avi Nissenkorn’s 62.5%-37.5% victory.

MAY 25, 2022ByGIL HOFFMAN

Histadrut labor federation chairman Arnon Bar-David addresses a press conference, March 10, 2020

This week in Jerusalem: Take a ride

A weekly roundup of city affairs.

FEBRUARY 17, 2022ByPEGGY CIDOR

MORE BIKE rental points are in Jerusalem’s future.

The Labor Party and Histadrut hinder progress - opinion

As the only national labor union in Israel, the Histadrut is able to promote its socialist political agenda, and has consistently opposed efforts to modernize the country.

NOVEMBER 20, 2021ByMOSHE DANN

HISTADRUT CHAIRMAN Arnon Ben Dor speaks at a news conference at the Finance Ministry earlier this month.

Labor deal set to increase minimum wage to NIS 6,000, allow work from home

The Finance Ministry and Histadrut labor union are close to a deal in which the minimum wage will be raised, workers will receive more vacation and will also be allowed to work one day from home.

NOVEMBER 2, 2021ByZEV STUB