Against the backdrop of the crisis in the Israel Broadcasting Authority and the public corporation, Histadrut Chairman Avi Nissenkorn declared a comprehensive labor dispute in the public sector in Israel.
Among the workplaces affected by the conflict are all employers in the public sector, including government companies.
According to the Histadrut, at the center of the conflict is a comprehensive reform of public broadcasting, while establishing an additional body, and creating implications for significant matters related to labor relations, including job security.
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The Histadrut emphasizes that although the planned changes are far-reaching and have significant implications for the labor relations system and workers' rights, the decisions on the aforementioned changes were made with complete disregard for worker representation.
Likewise, "the Histadrut is involved in the dispute over "abuse of the public of employees of the Broadcasting Authority and the corporation, while favoring certain groups of employees over others." The Histadrut demands protection of the employment of employees, also and in particular, in light of the proliferation of reforms and the constant uncertainty that is leaving the working public.
""As part of another reason for the dispute, the Histadrut demands that the phenomenon of employing contractor workers be stopped and that employment in this abusive format be avoided. In the dispute, it was noted that the crisis lies in conduct that is unacceptable in collective labor relations in general, and in collective labor relations in the public service in particular.".
In the past two weeks, sanctions have been imposed as part of the solidarity measures taken by civil servants with employees of the Israel Broadcasting Authority.
The identification measures have so far included a long series of work disruptions in various government ministries, including: the Ministry of Transportation, the Ministry of Social Affairs, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Construction and Housing, the Ministry of Economy and Industry, and other ministries. Additional measures were taken at the Tax Authority, the Enforcement Authority, the Rabbinical Courts, and more.
Petitions to the High Court
Today, two petitions were filed with the High Court of Justice against the compromise reached by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon.
Political activist, Attorney Eldad Yaniv, petitioned the court demanding an interim order that would freeze any implementation of the compromise outline, according to which the news division in the corporation would be abolished and a new, separate division would be established based mainly on employees of the Broadcasting Authority. According to the outline, most of the corporation's employees are expected to be fired. Yaniv claims in the petition that Netanyahu's conflict of interest in the Communications Ministry does not allow him to make such decisions.
The journalists' organization also petitioned the High Court of Justice regarding the corporation. The petition was filed against Mandelblit, Netanyahu, Kahlon, Deputy Minister of Communications Tzachi Hanegbi, and the Ministry of Communications.
In the petition, submitted by Attorney Amir Basha and Dr. Moran Sabourai of the Basha-Zubaida-Sabourai Law Firm, the journalists' organization requests that the outline be canceled and prevented from becoming law. The organization also demands that the Prime Minister, the Minister of Finance, and the Deputy Minister of Communications cease their interference with the identity of the corporation's managers and journalists. In addition, the organization requests that the green light be given to open the corporation in accordance with the law without any delay.
