The Tel Aviv Labor Court convened on Wednesday afternoon 2 Nissan to discuss the ongoing negotiations between the state and Egged. Agreement has not yet been reached by the sides, who returned to the court as stipulated in the last hearing.

The Egged labor union and Histadrut National Labor Federation accepted a request from the court to push off the nationwide bus strike until April 18th, until after Pesach.

Justice Esther Robovitz-Barchash instructed the sides to continue intensive negotiations covering all the points of disagreement. If agreement is not reached, Egged will be permitted to strike beginning on 18 April, 2017.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)