Histadrut

[ his-tah-droot ]

noun

1. a labor federation in Israel, founded in 1920.

Example Sentences

The call for a one-day strike on Monday was issued by Israel's biggest labour union, Histadrut, whose leader, Arnon Bar-David, said the country was getting "body bags instead of a deal".

From BBC

"We are getting body bags instead of a deal," said Arnon Bar-David, chairman of the Histadrut, which represents around 800,000 members.

From BBC

“Government offices haven’t been functioning for a year now, so obviously they can’t cope with emergency situations. They wasted a whole year on nonsense,” Arnon Bar David, head of Israel’s Histadrut trade union, told Army Radio.

From Washington Times

“Government offices haven’t been functioning for a year now, so obviously they can’t cope with emergency situations. They wasted a whole year on nonsense,” Arnon Bar David, head of Israel’s Histadrut trade union, told Army Radio.

From Seattle Times

The crisis has split Israeli society and hit the economy hard by triggering foreign investor flight, weakening the shekel and raising the spectre of a general strike by the Histadrut public sector union.

From Reuters