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Palestine: Government workers protest against unpaid salaries – again
Government employees in Gaza and the West Bank face continuing delays in getting their salaries paid, and have announced a series of protests. According to the Ma’an News Agency, “Government and public-sector employees announced a two-hour sit in scheduled for Tuesday across the West Bank and Gaza Strip as salaries remain unpaid, the union chief… »
Building union power in Palestine – with the help of a teachers’ union in the USA
While some teachers’ unions are busy engaging in boycotts of Israel and other posturing, others are doing real work on the ground to help build union power in Palestine — and make the lives of Palestinians better. The American Federation of Teachers last week published an extraordinary account of its work helping to support the… »
French trade union leader visits Israel, Palestine
According to this report in L’Express, the general secretary of the French national trade union centre CGT, Bernard Thibault, has visited Palestine and Israel. In the course of his visit, Thibault, who is expected to step down from his role in March, will meet with leaders of the Palestine General Federation of Trade Unions as… »
Another strike by Palestinian civil servants over unpaid wages
Despite the announcement of yet another Saudi grant of millions of dollars, the Palestinian Authority has still not paid the full December salaries to its employees. As a result, the public sector union has announced that it will hold another one-day strike on Wednesday this week (23 January). The Palestinian Authority blames Israel for the… »
British and Australian trade unionists visit Israel and Palestine
While some groups like the “Palestine Solidarity Campaign” organise trips to the region, only Trade Union Friends of Israel (TUFI) takes participants in its trips to visit both countries — Israel and Palestine. TUFI missions allow trade unionists to meet with leaders and activists from the Histadrut, Israel’s national trade union centre, and the Palestine… »
Palestinian unions win prestigious international trade union award
We’ve just learned that the Norwegian union Industri Energi has given out this year’s Arthur Svensson International Award for Union Rights to Shaher Sae’d, Secretary General of the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions (PGFTU). According to the union, “in 2010, the award was granted to Wellington Chibebe, Secretary General of the Zimbabwe Congress of… »
Palestinians tell British union: Don’t sever ties with the Histadrut
Britain’s giant public sector union UNISON has just issued its long-awaited report on its delegation’s visit to Israel and Palestine. The visit had been scheduled to take place a year ago, finally happened at the end of 2010, and the report has become available only now. It is a long and detailed report reflecting the… »
Israel and Palestinian unions call for solidarity for the fight for workers’ rights in the USA
Today is a nationwide day of protest across the United States as unions face the most serious attack on their rights in more than a generation. Unions in many countries — including the newly independent unions of Egypt and Iraq — have issued strong statements of protest and solidarity. So have unions in Israel and… »
Border crossing project for Palestinian truckies launched
A brand new initiative, designed to improve the lives of Palestinian drivers, saw its official opening this week. The launch of the ITF’s Palestine border crossing project at Tulkarem City was celebrated on 24 March. The innovative initiative, which began trialling operations over the past few months, is helping Palestinian drivers who are held at… »
Palestinian truckers’ project goes operational
An innovative new initiative designed to provide truck drivers in Palestine with basic services at the border crossing with Israel began operations last week. A ceremony to mark the start of the ITF-funded project, one in a series of programmes to assist drivers across the country, took place on 13 November in Tulkarem, the ITF… »