It occupies me because I have the impression that we are unable to resolve labor disputes without going through strikes and industrial action and turning to the labor courts. The question we should address is whether we can manage labor relations with less confrontation and without wasting time and energy on avoidable clashes.
On average, Israel loses more working days through strikes than do Spain, France, the UK, and in some years also more than the US. I am not speaking about the percentage of working days lost but their total number. The figures show that we have a serious problem in the area of labor relations.