Train passengers are advised that union workers halted some train service late Wednesday night and that interruptions in service may continue Thursday morning. Some trains in Tel Aviv were not operating as of this hour, and Israel Railways management has appealed to the National Labor Court to issue a back-to-work order.
Workers refused to operate a midnight train from Haifa to Ben Gurion Airport on an initiative by a non-official union committee. Police fraud squads are investigating the head of the established committee, which has not functioned since the probe. The reason for the wildcat strike may be the recent layoffs of several workers without consulting with the union and replacing them with employees who management considers loyal to them.