The state on Tuesday morning 10 Teves has filed with the National Labor Court in a last-ditch effort to prevent a national public sector strike in Israel on Wednesday, 11 Teves.

The strike was called by the Histadrut national labor federation as a result of a breakdown in salary talks. The labor union is seeking an 11% increase in the public sector. If last-minutes efforts to prevent the strike fail, the strike will get underway at 06:00 on Wednesday.

The strike will include;

· All government offices

· Tel Aviv Stock Exchange employees

· Jerusalem Municipality employees

· Transportation service in Tel Aviv and Haifa

· Teachers unions

· Knesset employees

· Civil Service employees

· Civilians employed in the IDF

· Hospital employees

· Magen David Adom

· Clalit and Leumit HMOs

· Israel Broadcasting Authority

· National Road Safety Authority

· Council of Higher Education

· University employees

· Taf Teken – Israel’s Standards Institute

· Airport employees (including takeoffs, landings and domestic flights)

Essential service agencies participating in the strike will operate on a limited Shabbos schedule.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)