Union

Ben-Gurion Airport delays stretch into third day as strike effects continue

IAA workers’ union chairman Pinchas Idan rejected allegations of responsibility during an interview with KAN, instead blaming the airport manager for the chaos.

AUGUST 23, 2026|ByAARON GLICK

Passengers at the Ben Gurion International airport near Tel Aviv, August 23, 2026.

Children return to school following the ceasefire in the war with Hezbollah at Gamla Primary School in Katsrin, Golan Heights, April 19, 2026.

Israel education system short 3,000 teachers, raising fears over quality of learning

Israel faces a shortage of 3,000 educators, including 200 kindergarten teachers, raising concerns that unqualified staff may have to teach unfamiliar subjects or oversee two classes at once.

JULY 30, 2026|ByRUBY SADIKMAN

Members of the National Education Association and allies in Congress rally outside Secretary of Education nominee Linda McMahon’s confirmation hearing on February 12, 2025 in Washington, DC.

ADL and JCPA diverge over teachers union, exposing a divide over how to fight antisemitism

The unusual public dispute between the Jewish Council of Public Affairs and the Anti-Defamation League brought to the fore a tension over how to fight antisemitism within schools and unions.

JULY 16, 2026|ByGRACE GILSON/JTA

Walla News building in Tel Aviv, on March 20,2020.

Labor court blocks Walla layoffs, overhaul pending talks with journalists’ union

The ruling explained, in a unionized workplace, a company cannot proceed with layoffs before giving the union the information needed to understand, question, and offer solutions to the plan.

JULY 9, 2026|BySARAH BEN-NUN

Will schools open on time? Likely not - opinion

It is immoral for teachers to strike, except in very rare situations. The right thing to do in the current constellation is for the teachers to sign a short-term agreement.

AUGUST 29, 2022BySUSAN HATTIS ROLEF

EDUCATION MINISTER Yifat Shasha-Biton visits a classroom last year. Will this school year open on time?

Israel's Teachers Union's acts are completely unjustified - opinion

It remains to be seen whether an agreement between the teachers unions and the Finance Ministry, with the Education Ministry attempting at mediation, will be reached before September 1.

AUGUST 26, 2022ByRUTHIE BLUM

TENS OF thousands of teachers demonstrate in Tel Aviv, May 30.

High school teachers threaten to join back-to-school strike

The Secondary School Teachers' Organization will join the September 1 teachers’ strike unless the Finance Ministry resolves negotiations swiftly.

AUGUST 22, 2022ByZACHY HENNESSEY

NEW TEACHERS run a summer school, located at Alonei Yitzhak in the North, as part of the training they receive from Hotam.

Teachers' Union: 'As it stands the school year will not start'

The school year's first day hangs in the balance amid rapid-fire negotiations and declarations from all sides.

AUGUST 18, 2022ByZACHY HENNESSEY

Israel's education system in shortage of nearly 6,000 teachers

According to the data released by the ministry, 5,671 staffers are currently missing from the roster.

JULY 24, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

A school classroom is seen empty in Jerusalem's Beit Hakerem.

Homeroom teachers are being left behind -opinion

At the forefront of everything, for the good of our children, we have to hear from these teachers. Isn’t it time to hear what they have to say?

JULY 23, 2022ByMIHAL (MIKI) LION

TEACHERS DEMAND better pay and working conditions, as they demonstrate in Tel Aviv, in May. A sign reads: ‘Without teachers, there is no future.’ The shirt reads: ‘Fair salary now!’

Transforming formal education in Israel - comment

Without minimizing the value of good salaries and meaningful benefits, research reveals that throughout the world, teachers choose their profession with a focus on fulfillment and empowerment.

JUNE 28, 2022ByNIMROD PALMACH