Against the background of the approval of the merger of Bank Igud (Union Bank) with Mizrahi Bank, the workers' committees of Bank Igud has decided to strike the bank completely, starting at 10 am, out of concern that 1,200 employees will be laid off.
At 11 am, hundreds of Bank employees plan to demonstrate in front of the offices of Melisron, controlled by the Ofer Investment Group, which includes Mizrahi Bank. The workers' committees said, "This merger is bad for employees, bad for the general public and serves only the interests of the strongest tycoons in the economy who control the money of the public. Today we will make it clear to the Ofer Group and the Bank of Israel: We will not let 1,200 workers be sent home."