Bob Crow: a two states for two peoples trade unionist
Bob Crow wasn’t just a class fighter. He was proper two states for two peoples trade unionist when it came to Israel and Palestine.
Histadrut
In defence of the Histadrut: a response to Gary Spedding
Every last thing about Gary Spedding’s argument in favour of boycotting Histadrut, Israel’s free and democratic Israeli trade union movement, is wrong. Speeding does not so much put a left foot forward as trip over his own feet.
International engagement with Israel’s trade unions is essential to the peace process
The Histadrut, the Israeli TUC, plays a vital role in working for a two-state solution – British trade unions should work to build ties with it, not break them.
Israeli trade unionists striking for non-unionised workers’ rights shows way forward
Alan Johnson shows the advantage of the Histadrut’s approach to organisation: A four-day general strike can get incredible results, and here, it was used for non-unionised workers