IMI (TASS) crisis sparks public sector strike threat
By Haim Bior, Haaretz
As a strike in the public sector hangs over their heads, acting Finance Minister Ehud Olmert and Histadrut labor federation chairman, MK Amir Peretz (One Nation), will meet on Sunday in an attempt to solve the financial crisis of state-owned Israel Military Industries (IMI). Due to the defense company's financial straits, IMI has not paid the September salaries of its 2,900 employees, which should have been paid on October 9.
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