Overview
- The dispute covers El Al, Arkia, Israir, Air Haifa and the Israel Airports Authority, which runs Ben Gurion, Ramon and Haifa airports plus the Herzliya and Rosh Pina heliports, affecting more than 11,000 workers.
- It was triggered by the government move to permit Wizz Air to establish a permanent operational base at Ben Gurion Airport.
- Union representatives demand collective bargaining on pay, working conditions, job security, airline finances and the impact on airport ground services.
- Acting Histadrut chairman Roi Yaakov said the federation will use all available tools to protect workers and the public interest.
- El Al’s workers council sharply criticized Transportation Minister Miri Regev and labeled the Wizz Air plan populist and impractical, with no government reversal or settlement reported.