![]() The best definition of a strike is when ‘workers withhold their labor’ for better wages and working conditions. But in its own disorganized way it’s related to the organized strikes breaking out across the land.’ Evert Nelson/AP. According to Yehuda Katav, vice president of the builder’s association, construction has slowed to a snail’s pace. OctoResist Above photo: ‘No one calls it a general strike. But even before the strike, since the beginning of the operation in Gaza, only 6,000 to 8,000 Palestinians were coming to work every day. This paralyzed building sites, causing losses estimated at 130 million shekels (nearly $40 million). One crane operator said that many operators are Arabs who were striking, and added, “If we would all fight that way for workers’ rights maybe we would achieve something.” The Israel Builders Association said Palestinian workers had observed the strike, with only 150 of the 65,000 Palestinian construction workers coming to work in Israel. In Beit Shemesh, which is experiencing a construction boom, all the cranes were silent on Tuesday. 5, 2019 HONG KONG Antigovernment protesters in Hong Kong mounted their fiercest challenge to the authorities on Monday, disrupting more than 200 airline flights, occupying malls and blocking. Arab-Israelis to Strike Amid Surge in Violence Fatah, Hamas Declare ‘Day of Rage'.Some Arab Employees of Jewish-owned Businesses Risking Jobs by Joining Strike.Arab General Strike in Israel and West Bank Widely Observed. ![]() ![]() There were only unfulfilled promises,” said Simion Hăncescu, the president of FSLI. The protests started in December 2022, and continued every month, but “the Romanian Government was impassive, even though we had high-level discussions, both with the prime minister and the president of the Social Democratic Party. A decision to raise the salaries has to be taken by the governing coalition in dialogue with the representatives of the trade union federations. “We support the protests, but considering that students have the right to protest only if it does not affect class hours, according to current legislation, we consider the teachers’ protests to have a tremendous negative impact on the teaching-learning-evaluation process”, Miruna Croitoru, the president of the National Council of Students said.Įducation Minister Ligia Deca does not “think that the structure of the school year or the educational process should be jeopardised in any way.” The students understand the teachers’ demands, but the general strike would affect their upcoming final exams. ![]() Three of the biggest teachers’ unions said that if they do not have discussions with the minister of education and receive answers to their demands by the end of the week, they will begin a general strike on Monday. A teacher with 25 years of experience earns around RON 4,500 (€910) per month, while a beginner earns less than half that amount. The Seattle General Strike of February 1919 was the first 20th-century solidarity strike in the United States to be proclaimed a general strike. Teachers are demanding a 60% increase in wages. Romanian teachers will organise a two-hour strike on Wednesday, which could be followed by a general strike next week if their demands are not met, meaning final exams may be affected.
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