Union
'It's about more than money': Uncertainty remains over end to teacher strike despite deal
Despite new understandings between the Finance Ministry and the Teachers’ Union, it remains unclear whether disruptions in the education system will soon come to an end.
Teachers on personal contracts program yields zero results
Canadian union VP rejects calls to resign over exploding Jewish athlete video
Exploding Jewish athlete video causes Canada's largest union to ask VP to resign
Explosion in Pakistan coal mine kills 12 miners
Coal mine accidents, which are common on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, are results of gas build-ups, lack of safety gear, and poor working conditions.
Eli Cohen solves Foreign Ministry work dispute in final day as minister
The signing of the agreement by foreign minister Eli Cohen marks the end of the two-year-long dispute.
Randi Weingarten, teachers’ union leader, joins J Street board
Randi Weingarten has been a critic of Israel's right-wing governments, and this year has joined leading American Jews who have endorsed the Israeli mass protest movement.
SAG strike puts its brash Jewish president, Fran Drescher, squarely in the spotlight
Drescher is hoping that the same chutzpah will translate into a better deal for actors who say they are not being fairly paid for work that streams online.
Hollywood to grind to a halt as actors join writers on picket lines
The strike comes as actors grow increasingly worried that their digital images will be used without their permission or proper compensation.
Israeli screenwriters union supports striking Writers Guild of America
The Screenwriters Guild of Israel (SGI) is urging its members not to cross the virtual WGA picket line and “scab” for Hollywood studios
Israel Teachers' Union announces nationwide strike for April 30
This decision, according to the union, came after the finance and education ministries did not meet their requirements after a year of "fruitless negotiations."
Law to curb worker union's power linked to judicial reform, Rothman says
The bill proposes giving the Knesset power to shut down a protest for 30 days, which can then be repeated.
Iranians go on strike across country as Student Day protests begin
Student Day commemorates the murder of three students by the Shah's police force in 1953.
Back to school in Israel: 2.5 million children enter their new classrooms
Israeli Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman visited educational institutions close to the Gaza Strip in honor of the start of the new school year.
Israelis are going back to school: Teachers, gov't reach last-minute agreement
The new agreement will see new teachers paid NIS 9,000 * High schools will open as well on Thursday
