Book launch - Labor in Israel: Beyond Nationalism and Neoliberalism

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Labor in Israel: Beyond Nationalism and Neoliberalism

Jonathan Preminger

Based on a comprehensive analysis of the recent wave of organizing that swept the country, Labor in Israel investigates the changing political status of organized labor in the context of changes to Israel’s political economy and the country’s complex relations with the Palestinians. Through his discussion of major labor campaigns, Preminger shows that organized labor is in a transitional and unsettled phase in which new marginal initiatives, new organizations, and new alliances have not yet consolidated into clear structures of representation or accepted patterns of political interaction. However, he asserts that despite the weakening of trade unions and the historically hegemonic labor federation, the fragmentation of labor representation has created opportunities for those previously excluded from the labor movement regime.

About the author

Jonathan Preminger is a lecturer at Cardiff Business School, where he researches industrial relations, employee ownership and the political economy. He completed his PhD in Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel, and was awarded the British Academy's Newton International Fellowship for post-doctoral research in the Seafarers International Research Centre, Cardiff University.