Arnon Bar-David

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Arnon Bar-David
ארנון בר-דוד
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Born1957 (age 6667)
Tel Aviv
Education University of Tel Aviv
Occupation(s) trade unionist, civil servant
Years active1993-present

Arnon Bar-David (born 1957) is an Israeli trade unionist and civil servant. He is the Chairman of the Histadrut since March 2019.

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Biography

Arnon Bar-David was born in 1957 in Tel Aviv. [1] His father worked in the city's water plant.[ citation needed ] In 1975, Bar-David enlisted in the IDF, joining the Naval Academy, and later served as a company commander in the Armored Corps. After the conclusion of his service, Bar-David became a coordinator of the Hebrew Scouts, studied history at Tel Aviv University, and worked as a sports correspondent for Hadashot in 1986, before becoming an editor until 1990. Bar-David additionally worked as a department manager in the Education Administration of the Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality until 1993. [1]

Trade union career

In 1993, Bar-David joined the Tel Aviv's trade union, later becoming its chairman until 2006. from 2006 to 2019, Bar-David served as the Chairman of the Union of Clerical and Public Service Employees of the Histadrut. [1]

In March 2019, after Avi Nissenkorn joined the Blue and White list and resigned as Chairman of the Histadrut, Bar-David was elected by the Histadrut House of Representatives to the post of chairman of the Histadrut. [2] [3]

One of his first acts after he took office was the closure of the Davar Rishon website, which criticized his entry into the post, his predecessor Nissenkorn and Moshe Kahlon. [4] On May 1, an alternative news site went live.[ citation needed ] Bar-David was re-elected as chairman on 24 May 2022. defeating former chairman Ofer Eini and winning 78% of the vote to Eini's 22%. [5]

On September 1, 2024, Arnon ordered a strike in the Histadrut to pressure the government to reach a hostage deal.

COVID-19

Bar-David, a vocal critic of the IsraelI government's economic response to the COVID-19 crisis, warned that Israel stands on the verge of an “economic Yom Kippur War.” Bar David repeatedly called on authorities to release cash to keep struggling businesses afloat. [6]

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