The 13 largest trade unions in the country have given two weeks notice of a planned strike which, if effected, will paralyze the country.
The workers, supported by the Histadrut, are protesting government and employers decisions to cancel, as from this month, payment of an extra five percent wage to compensate for the gap between cost of living allowance payments and the increase in the cost of living index itself. C.O.L. payments are pegged at between 70 and 80 percent of the index increase.
The Finance Minister claims that the five percent payment was a one-time payment. The Histadrut claims that it should have been a continuing monthly payment. Under Israel’s labor laws, unions must give 14 days notice of planned strikes.
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