03.02.2012                      10.Schwat. 5772

Innenpolitik:

Nat'l Labor Court lifts injunction on general strike

Histadrut labor federation is free to begin strike mid-week; Treasury calls use of strikes "cynical".

The National Labor Court late Thursday night lifted an injunction against a general strike declared by the Histadrut labor federation as part of a dispute over the status of contract workers, clearing the way for a general strike beginning Wednesday.
The court put one limitation on the strike, allowing a shut down of Ben-Gurion Airport to take place only between the hours of 6 a.m. and 12 p.m. …