Abstract
The chapter examines the current relations of a centre-left party (Labour), a left party (Meretz) and a centre-right party (Likud) with three trade union federations in Israel. It demonstrates that ad hoc and personal links between the left and centre-left parties and the main labour federation, the Histadrut, have replaced the formerly symbiotic organizational linkage between these organizations. Links within the different political organizations of the Israeli labour movement, which previously were uniquely strong, now matter only occasionally and residually. This development can be explained by a combination of political and economic factors that led to the weakening of both parties and labour federations, and the substantial personalization of Israeli politics.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Left-of-Centre Parties and Trade Unions in the Twenty-First Century |
| Editors | Elin Haugsgjerd, Allern Bale, Tim Bale |
| Place of Publication | Oxford |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Pages | 149-169 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780198790471, 0198790473 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2017 |
Keywords
- Histadrut
- Israel politics
- Likud
- Meretz
- labour unions
- left-wing parties
- political personalization
- political-economy