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Trade union leaders from three continents have announced the launch of a new global movement "to challenge the apologists for Hamas and Hizbollah in the labour movement" and to fight for a two-state solution to the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. The movement is called TULIP - Trade Unions Linking Israel and Palestine. [Read more]TULIP PSI
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Palestinian gov’t workers on strike yet again over unpaid wages
According to this report, Palestinian government employees have yet again had to go out on strike to pressure the Palestinian Authority to pay their wages. They have called a two-day strike this week to demand full payment of back salaries. The Palestinian Authority claims that wages have gone unpaid because of Israeli sanctions, but the… »
Global unions playing a constructive role – training Palestinian journalists
The recent decision by Public Services International (PSI), one of the global union federations, to support boycotts, divestments and sanctions, should not blind us to the generally positive role played by global unions in the region. This week, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) concluded a three-day training in safety which was organised jointly with… »
Public Services International supports BDS, apartheid slander on Israel
Public Services International (PSI) is a global trade union federation representing 20 million public sector workers in 150 countries. Its world congress concluded three days ago in Durban, South Africa. Though a search of the PSI website and its special congress site shows nothing about this, there are reports all over the web celebrating the… »
Global unions hail Histadrut victory following general strike
The pro-Hamas wing of the international labour movement is not going to like this one bit. The Histadrut’s general strike and the concessions it wrung from the Israeli government have won it accolades from across the international labour movement. This is in spite of the decision by a number of unions – including Britain’s TUC… »