Chairman Avi Nissenkorn of the Histadrut Labor Federation announced on Tuesday that if no suitable solution is found for public broadcasting employees, there will be a general strike in the public sector next Tuesday.
Employees from the Israel Broadcasting Authority are affected as are some members of the news department of the new Kan public broadcasting corporation. Nissenkorn said, "In recent weeks, a cynical and painful game has been waged on the backs of the workers, following which I declared a labor dispute in the entire public sector."