The head of the Histadrut labor union says he is under intense pressure from public sector workers in other fields to reopen talks with the Finance Ministry should teachers win their battle for higher salaries, Channel 12 news reports.
“The deal with the teachers has left my whole sector with inferior contracts. The pressure on me is insane,” Arnon Bar-David has told treasury officials, according to the report.
Illustrative: Arnon Bar-David, then a candidate in the elections for the Histadrut, arrives to vote at a polling station, during the Histadrut elections in Tel Aviv, May 24, 2022. (Avshalom Sasoni/Flash90)
With schools set to open in just two days, teachers union head Yaffa Ben David has reported progress in long-stalled talks to increase teacher pay, raising hopes that a threatened strike that would keep schools and kindergartens shuttered will be taken off the table.
Bar-David, who heads the country’s largest union, signals that picket lines may start forming “in the coming days,” Channel 12 reports.
“I’m in a series of consultations on moving forward,” he has reportedly said.
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