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February 10th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
Radio Netherlands Worldwide
10 February 2012
A general strike in Israel entered its third day on Friday after negotiations between unions and government broke down, a spokesman for the Histadrut labour federation told AFP.
“The sides have not yet reached an agreement, and will resume talks later in the day,” the spokesman said.
Representatives of the powerful labour federation and the finance ministry failed late Thursday to resolve the dispute over the rights of contract workers, who have lower salaries than their full-time colleagues, few benefits and can be fired without notice.
The Ben Gurion international airport and Israel’s harbours will remain open, while employees of government offices and banks — normally closed in Israel on Fridays regardless — continue the open-ended strike.
On Wednesday, Histadrut officials and private employers’ representatives reached agreement in principle over improved working conditions for contract workers. The unions are now trying to seal a similar deal for the public sector.
According to reports, such a deal was near completion on Thursday night, but talks fell apart due to a demand of Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz that, after signing the agreement, Histadrut would commit to not strike over contract workers for four years.
Read more: Israel general strike enters third day
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