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Israeli illegal industries on strike

admin — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:39:57 +0000

The government has banned the planned strike by Dimona nuclear facility employees. Never mind that international law precludes them from working there in the first place.

Israel ‘robbed’ Palestinians of its own money

admin — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:14:08 +0000

A leftist group, Kav LaOved, published another anti-Israeli report which alleges that the country ’stole’ some 1 billion shekels paid to Israeli National Insurance Institute by Palestinian workers.

After the Oslo Accords, Israel transferred most of the insurance money to Arafat, who promptly stole it. This led Palestinian advocates to accuse Israel of hurting Palestinians. So we’re accused whether we keep the money or give it to the PA.

The National Insurance Institute is an Israeli organization, and there is no legal reason for it to export its funds. When foreign workers pay social security in the US, the funds are not transferred to Mexico upon their improbable departure. But Israel is judged by different standards.

Ground cleared for Palestinian illegals

admin — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:26:25 +0000

The government has adopted a plan to punish employers for hiring illegal workers. The goal is to reduce their number by 30–50,000.

The illegals mostly take jobs that Israelis do not want. Indeed, there is no reason for Jews to accept the lowliest jobs for peanuts.

The plan will mostly target illegals from far-off countries, especially Asians and East Europeans. Arabs can easily retreat to the West Bank for a short while and escape sanctions.

In practice, the plan will clean tens of thousands jobs in Israel for our Palestinian enemies. Worse, they will be working legally, which means that Jewish consumers will reimburse their taxes.

Instead, the government should allow here any number of Asian workers necessary for our economy and push out all Palestinian workers. A liberal policy toward immigrant labor must be combined with unrelenting deportation of them once their work visas expire. Every person who applies for an Israeli work visa must sign a declaration forfeiting any future option for permanent residence in our country.

The A-word gets a new meaning

admin — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 12:10:31 +0000

It has long been politically incorrect in Israel to speak of Arabs, but now Africans are also taboo. Netanyahu presented the law against illegal workers as being intended to protect them from human trafficking.

Of course, their rights are the last thing the PM is worried about, but he cannot bring himself to speak the simple truth: we don’t want them here.

Netanyahus made their housekeeper work on Sabbath

admin — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:30:08 +0000

The Netanyahu family’s former housekeeper has filed a case in labor court alleging various abuses. The fact that she put up with them for several years makes her allegations less convincing, but one of her claims stands out: Netanyahu’s wife ordered the Jewish woman to work on the Sabbath. Making another Jew work in one’s home on Sabbath is a gross violation of Jewish law, totally incompatible with Netanyahu’s right-wing leanings.

Knesset agrees: Jews must not work

admin — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:40:19 +0000

As if the 360,000 migrant workers already here were not enough for the country, the Knesset Committee for Foreign Workers has promised to expedite visas for scores of Thai workers.

The state pays unemployment benefits to hundreds of thousands of Israelis.

10% of Israeli workers are illegal

admin — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:38:09 +0000

The Finance Minister revealed there are 400,000 foreign workers in Israel, and that three quarters of them, about a tenth of the Israeli workforce, are illegals.

The total number of illegals is estimated around 800,000—10 percent of the population.

Though the illegals often take undesirable jobs, they take a lot of jobs away from the Jewish population too, especially in construction and low-end services. Israel subsidizes her jobless instead of evicting the illegals.

Government capitulates to Histadrut

admin — Mon, 11 May 2009 16:05:26 +0000

Despite a major decrease in state revenues, the Israeli budget rose by 3 percent as the trade union blocked attempts to cut salaries and sinecures.

Welfare provisions for mothers and families will be slashed to accommodate Histadrut’s demands.

Hevrat Hashmal: Israel’s striking monopoly

admin — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 20:18:05 +0000

Hevrat Hashmal, a power-generation and distribution company’s trade union, ended its strike after the company rescinded its plan to fire 2,000 employees. Hevrat Hashmal is known for grossly inflated salaries and staff.

Hevrat Hashmal is a monopoly and can afford to strike for any length of time without losing its customers who would pay for whatever number of workers Hevrat Hashmal’s trade union decided to hire.

5,000 Hamas voters receive Israeli insurance

admin — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 08:07:34 +0000

Human rights loonies complain that since January Israel has stopped paying disability insurance to 5,000 Gazans who worked in the Jewish state legally. The government did not finally come to its senses; no—the problem is merely technical, as Israeli banks have stopped servicing Gaza.

Gaza is officially declared a hostile territory, which is too mild a word for a launching pad for thousands of rockets. Whatever labor rights the Arab workers had, they forfeited them by joining the enemy.

Lieberman’s original election slogan was, “No National Service, No National Insurance,” thus presumably inapplicable to Gazans. Sure enough, his promise was empty.

Labor strike in development towns

admin — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:16:33 +0000

Israel’s poorest towns will experience an unusual labor strike: tomorrow, their municipalities will be closed for two hours.
Municipal bureaucrats protest the lack of government support for state factories.
But why inconvenience the residents?

Trade unions parasitize on unemployment

admin — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 16:57:46 +0000

After an all-time-record 20,000 Israelis lost their jobs last month, government employment agencies closed due to striking employees, who are demanding higher pay and larger staff. Who cares about the jobless.

Likud avoids Lieberman’s demands

admin — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:24:39 +0000

Though both parties hail the agreement, in reality there is none. Likud merely agreed to “examine the possibility” of anti-Arab changes in the Israeli Citizenship Act and expressed the belief that all Israeli citizens must profess loyalty. Likud also sidestepped the demands of quickie conversion and civil marriages for non-Jews.

Lieberman’s acquiescence to Likud’s vague promises shows how little is he concerned with his electoral platform.

Haim Ramon confirmed that Kadima did not even discuss the citizenship/loyalty issue with Yisrael Beitenu, though both parties claimed agreement on all of Lieberman’s demands.

Power monopoly raises wages of dead

admin — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 07:49:26 +0000

The Finance Ministry is investigating the decades-long Hevrat Hashmal practice of increasing the professional rank of its employees after retirement and even post-mortem. The rank bears on the pension they or their widows receive.

Hevrat Hashmal retained a power generation monopoly based on the British Mandate’s charter. Though a year ago the government issued the first independent license for power generation, the new power station would have to sell electricity to Hevrat Hashmal.

With Olmert, who needs Hamas?

admin — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 20:08:37 +0000

Egyptian border guards prevented Hamas officials returning from Cairo from bringing $12 million in cash to Gaza. The money was apparently collected by the Muslim Brotherhood.

But Olmert made up for the shortfall: the prime minister ordered $43 million in cash to be transferred to Gaza to pay public servants’ salaries. For a territory of 1.5 million people, that’s quite a lot for salaries.

Mindful of the upcoming elections, Barak vehemently opposed Olmert’s decision, though two months ago he also transferred to Gaza $25 million in cash.

The money comes from tax transfers, according to an outdated 1994 agreement. Israel hurts Jewish workers by allowing Palestinian laborers into the country. Uniquely, Israel taxes the Palestinians for other country’s benefit: imagine the United States transferring to Mexico the taxes it collected from Mexican workers. Every normal state keeps tax revenue to itself, but the Jewish state collects taxes for its enemies. Taxes increase the cost of Arab labor and effectively make Jewish consumers subsidize the PLO state.

Labor strike in Israeli hospitals

admin — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 08:47:20 +0000

Six state-owned Israeli hospitals announced permanent strike: as usual, over a minuscule demand of hiring merely 130 additional employees. The Finance Ministry even agreed to pay their wages but insists on outsourcing – but the trade union wants all money for itself.

UPDATE: The trade union reached a last-minute agreement with the Finance Ministry.

All-time high number of jobs lost in December

admin — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 11:39:54 +0000

17,500 employees were fired in December, a slight increase over the already high November figure. The Bank of Israel has warned of a recession.

The Attorney General continues his investigation of Avodah Ivrit rabbis, who have declared it impermissible to hire Arab enemies while Jews remain jobless.

Tax Administration engaged in labor racket

admin — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:46:24 +0000

The Tax Administration’s trade union has refused to process wartime compensations to residents of South Israel until the government agrees to a wage hike for the union’s members.

Tax Administration went on strike

admin — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 18:42:28 +0000

The tax Administration went on strike over a labor dispute. So if the government doesn’t raise their salaries, we need not pay taxes anymore?

Ben Gurion Airport labor walks out

admin — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 16:52:44 +0000

Most employees stopped have serving passengers over $15-a-month wage dispute, causing massive traffic delays.

Unannounced labor strike in Ben Gurion airport

admin — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:59:38 +0000

The employees deliberately delay flights, and demand a pay increase of $15 per month. The token amount aside, trade unions just enjoy raping the economy.

State witness gave Hirchson cash bribes

admin — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:01:13 +0000

David Cohen, Hirchson’s former accomplice in Histadrut, testified that he repeatedly passed unaccounted cash to Hirchson. Cohen also asserts he gave cash to Olmert, though there is no evidence to confirm his testimony.
Another witness testified earlier that he gave Hirchson and other officials signed blank checks.
Histadrut is normally off-limits to Israeli justice, and the current trial of its ex-boss is a welcome attempt to bring the trade union mafiosi to justice.

Ports triple-overcharged for oil transit

admin — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:21:01 +0000

The Israeli Finance and Transport Ministries reduced the fee for oil imports charged by Ashdod and Haifa ports by 70 percent. The trade unions vehemently oppose the reduction. The ports, nominally state-owned, fill Histadrut coffers.

Histadrut officials use blank signed checks

admin — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 18:30:15 +0000

At Hirchson’s fraud hearings, his associate revealed that he routinely gave blank signed checks to Histadrut bosses, who then filled in the required salaries and reimbursements. The associate claimed the practice was sound because in Histadrut “they were all friends.”

Israeli deans demand $140 million

admin — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:03:50 +0000

to start the semester. Short of that payment, the racketeers would leave 150,000 students on the street.

Histadrut pays Palestinians 3 mil dollars

admin — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 18:30:03 +0000

Histadrut collected money on behalf of Palestinian workers even at the height of intifada when Israeli other trade unions severed their ties with Arab enemies.
Histadrut, of course, doesn’t care about Arabs. The payment, hardly $400,000 per year since 2000 confirms that a minuscule number of Arabs work in Israel officially; most are engaged on the black market. Histadrut’s goal is to mandate a minimum wage for Arab workers on par with Jewish ones, so that Israeli employees would prefer hiring Jewish workers at the same price.

Unemployement is at 20-years low

admin — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:58:55 +0000

at 5.9%. Olmert’s results are better than Netanyahu’s.

Trade unions wreak havoc in Israeli ports

admin — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:52:39 +0000

Without even filing a labor dispute, workers at Haifa and Ashdod ports disrupted their activity in response to the 2009 budget which allows the ports to hire private contractors.

Mekorot strike threatens Jews to cut water supply

admin — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:10:27 +0000

Mekorot is Israeli water monopoly. Mekorot monopoly status depends on antiquated legislation from the period of British occupation.
As usual, Mekorot extorts higher prices and wages by threatening to interrupt Israeli water supply.
It is politically correct to cut water to Jews, but Israeli government cannot decide on cutting water supply to Gaza.

Histradrut prevails, Israelis lose

admin — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:53:51 +0000

The incredibly corrupt trade union monster Histadrut revoked the major strike planned for July 1 after the Finance Ministry agreed to abandon the plan to substantially lower income and corporate taxes for all Jews while simultaneously closing Histadrut’s tax loopholes.

Capitalism Israeli style: labor strike at Tel Aviv stock exchange

admin — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:26:11 +0000

Tel Aviv stock exchange personnel demands 50% wage increase and another 50% annual bonus.

Hirchson indicted for stealing from trade union

admin — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:18:34 +0000

Former Finance Minister of Israel, former head of Israeli monopolist trade union Histadrut Avraham Hirchson, three other top officials of Histadrut are charged with stealing at least $1.5 million from the trade union. Hirchson and his accomplices forged and cashed checks.
Besides the stolen amount, Hirchson received huge benefits from Histadrut, including paid personal trips.

Junior lecturers are jealous at senior racketeers

admin — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 19:55:44 +0000

After the senior staff in Israeli universities ended its three-month strike by extorting generous kickbacks from the government in return for the lousy teaching, junior staff wants to follow the suit. Junior staff lacks the employment rights of the senior who deliberately built a barrier against newcomers, draining Israeli universities of young bright lecturers.

Israel’s another peace parley

admin — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 19:04:02 +0000

Besides Annapolis, Israeli government is trying to hammer a peace agreement with trade-union of Israeli teachers. So far, peace negotiations failed, and the teachers continue the racketeering strike. Israeli education is some of the worse in the civilized world.

Teachers’ blackmail continues

admin — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 22:14:57 +0000

Striking Israeli teachers threaten to resign should the Education Ministry appeal their strike to the Labor Court. Farewell, I should say. A few hundred less leftists will be murdering the souls of young Jews.

Teachers: Too little pay for killing Jewish souls

admin — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 08:38:26 +0000

Secondary school teachers’ trade union demand 15% salary hike to begin with, and negotiations over further rate hikes. Israeli schools are a bastion of leftist brainwashing.

Trade unions at work: Israeli ports on the brink of collapse

admin — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 13:49:14 +0000

Ashdod, Haifa ports operate much below their capacity. Ships are routinely delayed for several days. Freight companies decrease the cargo turnover through Israel. In the contrast, Dubai Port Authority delivers containers to customers in Jebel Ali Free Zone forty minutes after the ships dock in Dubai port.

Financial fraud in trade unions

admin — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 20:10:40 +0000

Police announce it gathered enough evidence to convict former Finance Minister Hirchson for fraud, theft, and money laundering during his years at the helm of National Workers Union.

Trade unions flexing muscles

admin — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 19:42:00 +0000

Histadrut racketeering organization euphemistically called a trade union, ended the strike after Finance Minister agreed to meager wage increases: 1.5% in January and another 1.5% in December 2008, and 2% in 2009. The strike apparently was not about wages, but reasserting Histadrut’s political power. Histadrut’s previous boss Peretz was Israeli Defense Minister through he couldn’t tell tanks from closed binoculars, and the current chief of Histadrut Ofer Eini also eyes political career.

Trade unions terrorize Israel

admin — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 22:30:14 +0000

Israeli band of trade unions Histadrut, a Soviet-era monster, again paralyzed Israeli economy over the wage demands. If government employees are unhappy with their salaries, they might quit and look for better-paid jobs, as all other workers do. Histadrut, however, blackmails the entire country. Israeli companies lose up to a billion shekels daily due to the strike, and common Israelis experience untold inconvenience. Ben Gurion airport will close down on Thursday due to the strike, and most government offices remain closed. Histadrut exempted the Defense Ministry from the strike.
Though monopolies are illegal and monopolistic extortion is a criminal offense, Knesset allows Histadrut to extort monopolistic profits ultimately at the consumers’ expense.

Robin Hoods from trade unions

admin — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 08:36:24 +0000

Histadrut trade union threatens a strike if the government fails to meet its demand for the retroactive wage hike of 10.4% from 2001 for 600,000 bureaucrats. As if they don’t get enough bribes already.

Socialism hits Israeli police, post

admin — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 17:54:34 +0000

Interior Ministry and Postal Service office workers continue strike.

Luddites from the Education Ministry boycott computer system

admin — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 04:47:51 +0000

Bureaucrats from the Education Ministry strike, disrupt matriculation exams to protest installation of a new computer system.

Israel will provide welfare to children of immigrant workers

admin — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 13:15:32 +0000

Jews will pay to migrants who were invited to work in Israel precisely because they are cheap. Welfare to migrants’ children comes when Finance Ministry cannot allocate enough funds to Holocaust survivors or for other worthy purposes.

Educational bureaucracy wins: more superfluous lessons, more pay

admin — Thu, 17 May 2007 10:45:36 +0000

Work time increased 20%, salaries 25%. Teachers will spend only 2/3 of the paid time for teaching, and discharge unspecified administrative duties for the rest of the time paid by taxpayers. 1.1 billion shekels only to implement the changes.

Finance Ministry takes on Histadrut,

admin — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 06:07:28 +0000

submits a law which allows the ministry to change pension provisions of the collective agreements. Unable to dismantle the socialist-era trade unions, Finance Ministry tries to usurp some of the Histadrut’s power.

Chemical company workers’ blackmail Israel over labor dispute

admin — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:41:22 +0000

Makhteshim Agan vows to stop chlorine deliveries to Israeli water company Mekorot

Teachers will renew strike, protest study time reduction by 8 hours per week, demand 30% pay rise

admin — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 03:52:59 +0000

Study hours rise steadily for decades due to the labor pressure to employ more teachers and increase salaries.