Deal of the Year: How did the sale of Tower to Intel from a holiday turn into a labor dispute?

It turns out that even in the case of Exit, it is better to be a programmer from the center than a worker from the periphery: Liat Ron's program on Radio North revealed that the Histadrut is examining the possibility of declaring a labor dispute at Tower Tower, which was sold to Intel for NIS 5.4 billion

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21/02/2022

Monday, 21 February 2022, 12:15 Updated: 12:50

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The sale of an Israeli company to a global giant is usually a reason to party: who does not know the pictures of dozens or hundreds of jubilant high-tech workers, glasses of champagne in their hands - and fat bonuses in their pockets - and not just in the pockets of owners who seem to have already arranged their grandchildren and great-grandchildren. But apparently even

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knowledgeable industry, there are black workers: last week it was announced that it would buy chipmaker Tower Sammy Conductor from Tower Valley, for $ 5.4 billion to be paid by chip giant Intel.

How much will the employees receive for the well-publicized purchase?

At least for now - nothing.

Moreover, many of them feared that with the transfer of ownership of the American company, they might lose their jobs.

It is important to note that this is a manufacturing plant, ie not a start-up that has turned from an idea into a product worth billions - and of course employees do not have options that should reward them in the event of a sale, as in high-tech companies.

And yet the question arises whether the blood of programmers for example is so flushed that of production workers that no one thought to reward them for the fantastic deal?

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Intel Tower deal: How did this year's deal become, for example, for the company in Israel? (Photo: Flash 90, Yonatan Sindel, craetive commons)

"We have closed the gates, I am sorry that this is the behavior of a world-renowned technological enterprise"

"We have closed the gates, I am sorry that this is the behavior of a world-renowned technological enterprise,"

. We are seriously considering declaring a labor dispute. "

Peretz sent a letter to Tower's VP of Human Resources announcing that in light of the company's refusal to discuss with the Histadrut the consequences of the sale to Intel on the employees, the possibility of declaring a labor dispute is being considered.

In a conversation with Liat Ron, Peretz asked to explain the importance of the struggle.

He said, "I do not threaten, but carry out. It must be emphasized that this purchase is a holiday for Migdal Haemek and I repeat that it should be a holiday for the workers as well.

We received no reference, not even a single word.

This is very serious, apparently they continue to threaten the workers' committee.

I sent another letter in which I wrote that we were seriously considering declaring a labor dispute - and I received no response.

The workers are really under tremendous pressure, they feel hurt by the lack of attention to them, it can not be that they will not be part of the deal.

I am very worried, because the danger of dismissal hovers over the employees. "

The letter sent by the Histadrut representatives to the management of Tower.

Will a holiday become a labor dispute? (Photo: Walla !, no)

Why did the management close the factory gates to the workers' representatives?

He added that "those workers who contributed 30 years in the workplace, today do not count them. I say - 'Let's give them a holiday too'. Why are the managers not willing to talk to us? What, we are in North Korea? "When did we meet them?

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