Peretz resigns as Histadrut head
Labor Party leader Amir Peretz officially declared his departure as chairman of the Histradrut labor union at a press conference at union headquarters in Tel Aviv on Sunday, and designated as his successor, trade union division director Ofer Eini.
Peretz's resignation, to be effective January 2, puts an end to a decade of often controversial service at the helm of the country's umbrella workers' union. Peretz noted that when he started his term as chairman, the Histadrut - founded in Haifa in 1920 - was at the brink of collapse, and that he had led the organization to renewed status in Israeli society. His resignation from the post was widely expected after he emerged as the newly elected leader of the Labor Party on November 10.
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