Postal Strike Threatens Businesses
The Israel Postal Service petitioned the Tel Aviv Labor Court to instruct its striking workers to resume work. In an initial ruling, the court instructed the workers not to intensify their strike. The employees’ union announced that it will honor the verdict but will continue the present work stoppage in its current intensity.
The union announced that it will decide upon its further actions after the next Labor Court session on the matter, which is scheduled for Sunday, and will determine its moves based on what the court decides.
Regular and registered mail are not delivered anywhere outside Israel’s urban centers (except in the Gaza Belt); ownership transfers for cars are not being carried out; diplomatic mail is not being delivered and government offices including the Knesset are not getting mail.
Regular and registered mail are not delivered anywhere outside Israel’s urban centers; government offices do not receive mail; diplomatic mail is not being delivered.
The Postal Service’s clients in the “periphery” are hardest hit. Residents of the rural Regional Councils nationwide have not been getting mail for three weeks, and businesses in the periphery are also suffering great economic hardship.
The postal workers demand a governmental “security net” for them, as the post services undergo privatization. The “security net” should include a commitment not to fire any employees beyond the 450 workers which the union agreed would retire as part of the process in which the Postal Service becomes a registered company. In addition the “net” should make sure that none of the existing wage agreements is changed.
The Israel Postal Service petitioned the Tel Aviv Labor Court to instruct its striking workers to resume work. In an initial ruling, the court instructed the workers not to intensify their strike. The employees’ union announced that it will honor the verdict but will continue the present work stoppage in its current intensity.
The union announced that it will decide upon its further actions after the next Labor Court session on the matter, which is scheduled for Sunday, and will determine its moves based on what the court decides.
Regular and registered mail are not delivered anywhere outside Israel’s urban centers (except in the Gaza Belt); ownership transfers for cars are not being carried out; diplomatic mail is not being delivered and government offices including the Knesset are not getting mail.
Regular and registered mail are not delivered anywhere outside Israel’s urban centers; government offices do not receive mail; diplomatic mail is not being delivered.
The Postal Service’s clients in the “periphery” are hardest hit. Residents of the rural Regional Councils nationwide have not been getting mail for three weeks, and businesses in the periphery are also suffering great economic hardship.
The postal workers demand a governmental “security net” for them, as the post services undergo privatization. The “security net” should include a commitment not to fire any employees beyond the 450 workers which the union agreed would retire as part of the process in which the Postal Service becomes a registered company. In addition the “net” should make sure that none of the existing wage agreements is changed.
