Confederation of German Trade Unions (DGB) President Michael Sommer announced his support Thursday for a new labor-based group, TULIP, that aims to stop trade union-sponsored efforts to boycott Israel. Speaking at a joint Histadrut and DGB event in Berlin entitled…
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Communication Workers Union blasts Israel - but warns against “black and white” interpretation
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According to a report on the website of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, last week Britain’s 250,000 member Communication Workers Union (CWU) passed a resolution at its annual conference “condemning the Israeli Government’s attacks on Gaza and calling on the British…
Unions to train Palestinians seeking jobs in Israel
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Palestinian and Israeli trade unions are running two joint training programs for construction and transport workers. The programs are part of a trust-building program involving the two national trade union centers the PGFTU and the Histadrut. Sixty Palestinian workers are…
Innovative new joint trade union project to aid Palestinian drivers
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We’ve received this report of an innovative new project being launched by trade unions in Israel and Palestine with the backing of the international trade union movement. This is exactly the kind of positive engagement that can lead to genuine…