Report: Histadrut labor union chair meets with industry leaders to plan for possible general strike

Histadrut Labor Federation chief Arnon Bar-David held a meeting with industry leaders this evening to discuss the possibility of declaring a general strike in response to contentious steps taken by the government in recent days, Channel 12 reports.

The meeting focused on determining the red line that the government would have to cross for the unions to declare a general strike, the report says.

Earlier this week, the Histadrut, Israel’s largest union, warned the government to respect the High Court of Justice after it imposed a temporary injunction on the dismissal of Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar.

At the time, Bar-David said that failing to adhere to the court’s ruling would be a “final red line that cannot be crossed,” and warned that the union “will not sit quietly and watch them take apart the State of Israel.”

According to Channel 12, only a small number of individuals were invited to this evening’s meeting at the Histadtrut headquarters, and participants were instructed to leave their phones outside the meeting room to prevent the possibility of leaks.