בחודש אפריל השנה ואחרי מו"מ מהיר, החודש חתמו על הסכם קיבוצי שמשפר את שכרם (רטרואקטיבית מתחילת השנה).
"אנחנו מאוד מרוצים שהצטרפנו למשפחת מען, ומהסיוע המקצועי והטוב שקיבלנו מהם שהוביל לחתימה מהירה על הסכם.
מצפים לשנים רבות של עבודה מאורגנת המיטיבה עם העובדים והעובדות", מסרה עו"ד דבי גילד חיו, חברת ועד העובדות.
In 1998 the Workers Advice Center took its first steps at a small office in Nazareth. Since then, WAC (MAAN in Arabic and Hebrew) has opened branches in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Kufr Manda, Kufr Qara, Baqa al-Gharbiyeh and is preparing to open a new branch in Haifa. This growth has been matched by an increase in activities. Over the years, WAC has assisted thousands of workers – men, women and youth, Arab and Jewish – and led campaigns in various fields: a long-standing struggle for the Arab unemployed; fair employment terms for Arabs in construction and agriculture; a campaign against privatization of the employment services (the “Wisconsin” program); and assistance to the victims of this program. With "Video 48," we have produced documentaries about these struggles. We have gained experience in addressing individual and collective cases, negotiating with employers and appealing to labor courts. We reached an excellent pension agreement for our members with one of the leading insurance companies in Israel. At first we concentrated on Arab workers, who are the weakest link in the Israeli labor market. In recent years we have expanded to organize Jewish workers as well. Our leading activists and spokespersons are both Arab and Jewish. We have organized quarries and lecturers, and we are currently organizing truck drivers. We are, in short, a workers movement for all.
