The strike of Eilat-Ashkelon oil pipeline workers entered its third week today with no signs of a settlement in sight despite efforts by local political leaders and Histadrut to end the walk-out, Dockworkers at Ashkelon, declaring that they would not cooperate in strikebreaking attempts, prevented the Port Authority from bringing a tanker alongside the oil jetty for loading this morning.
The continuing strike was a subject on the agenda of today’s Cabinet meeting — as it was at last Sunday’s meeting when the ministers authorized emergency measures to end the strike. Four boatloads of strikers remained anchored just outside the Ashkelon breakwater today, watched by police in their own boats inside the breakwater. The strikers are out off from supplies but the police have made no attempt yet to interfere with them. A Histadrut official from Ashdod, sailed out to the floating strikers with a mediation offer but was apparently rebuffed.
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