Member of Knesset Amir Peretz (Zionist Union) has welcomed the Histadrut Labor Federation's joining the struggle of the disabled for more government assistance
Writing on Twitter, the former head of the federation said, "The Histadrut's joining the struggle for the disabled proves once again its role as an important social movement and increases the chances of ending the crisis and achieving the only just solution: equalizing the disability pension to the minimum wage."