Israeli Nurses Declare Labor Dispute Citing Growing Workload and Burnout

The Israeli Nurses and Nurses Union announced a labor dispute on Thursday that is expected to impact services across numerous medical centers. The dispute involves approximately 60,000 nurses working in hospitals, clinics, medical institutes, maternal and child health centers, nursing schools, and other healthcare facilities. The union attributed the move to increasing workloads, physical and mental burnout, and what it described as the state's and employers' failure to improve working conditions.

Saul Skif, chairman of the Nurses and Nurses Union in Israel, stated that instead of supporting frontline healthcare workers, the government and employers continue to ignore their distress and growing exhaustion. He emphasized the union's readiness to use all available means to protect nurses' rights and ensure the healthcare system can provide professional, safe, and adequate care to the public now and in the future.