Premier David Ben Gurion opposes any drive by the Histadrut, Israel’s federation of labor, for a general increase in wages, it became known here today with the release of a speech Mr. Ben Gurion made before a closed session of the Histadrut executive last week.
The executive session, held on the eve of the forthcoming Histadrut convention, which will take a position on whether to seek a nationwide wage increase, heard the Premier insist that such an increase would push up the cost of living and touch off a new inflationary wave. This, he asserted would destroy efforts Israel had made in the direction of economic stability.
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