Four strikes which together would have disrupted a major portion of Israel’s economy were either settled or averted temporarily last night.
A 16-day strike of Israel’s diamond workers was ended when the employers agreed to pay cost of living allowances based on the general index of prices. A strike of workers of the Palestine Electric Corporation, Israel’s largest public utility. which had been threatened for two weeks, was averted when the management agreed to meet demands for increased pension benefits.
A country-wide strike of artisans in protest against what they called exaggerated income tax payments was postponed temporarily when negotiations were promised. Negotiations between the Histadrut and the Minister of Communications were extended last night, thus putting off a strike of bus cooperatives. The cooperatives have demanded a 22 percent increase in fares while the government only wants to grant 16 percent.
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