Arnon Bar-David

Arnon Bar-David
ארנון בר-דוד‎
Born1957 (age 66–67)
Tel Aviv
EducationUniversity 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.

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]

References

  1. ^ a b c ""במציאות המטורפת שאנחנו חיים בה העברת תקציב זה אירוע משמח. מותר גם לצד השני לשמוח לפעמים"". ynet (in Hebrew). 2021-11-10. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  2. ^ ברקת, עמירם (27 March 2019). "ארנון בר-דוד נבחר ברוב גדול ליו"ר ההסתדרות ה-15". Globes.
  3. ^ Duek, Amalia (20 February 2019). "הטענות ליורש של ניסנקורן ואשתו" [Claims to the successor of Nissenkorn and his wife]. Mako.
  4. ^ ביין-לובוביץ', ענת (21 April 2019). "ארגון העיתונאים ועובדי "דבר ראשון" עותרים נגד ההסתדרות". Globes.
  5. ^ "ארנון בר דוד נבחר ליו"ר ההסתדרות - וואלה! חדשות". וואלה! (in Hebrew). 2022-05-25. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  6. ^ "Histadrut head to 'Post': Government doesn't act without feeling pressure". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 23 April 2020. Retrieved 2022-05-26.