Arnon Bar-David
{{Short description|Israeli trade unionist}}
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| name = Arnon Bar-David
| native_name = {{Nobold|{{Script/Hebrew|ארנון בר-דוד}}}}
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1957}}
| birth_place = Tel Aviv
| education = University of Tel Aviv
| years_active = 1993-present
| image = ארנון.jpg
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| occupation = Trade unionist, Civil servant
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Arnon Bar-David ({{Langx|he|ארנון בר-דוד}}; born 1957) is an Israeli trade unionist and civil servant. He is the Chairman of the Histadrut since March 2019.
Biography
Arnon Bar-David was born in 1957 in Tel Aviv.{{Cite web |date=2021-11-10 |title="במציאות המטורפת שאנחנו חיים בה העברת תקציב זה אירוע משמח. מותר גם לצד השני לשמוח לפעמים" |url=https://www.yediot.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-6028749,00.html |access-date=2022-05-26 |website=ynet |language=he}} His father worked in the city's water plant.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}} In 1975, Bar-David enlisted in the IDF, joining the Naval Academy, and later served as a company commander in the Armored Corps. After the conclusion of his service, Bar-David became a coordinator of the Hebrew Scouts, studied history at Tel Aviv University, and worked as a sports correspondent for Hadashot in 1986, before becoming an editor until 1990. Bar-David additionally worked as a department manager in the Education Administration of the Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality until 1993.
Trade union career
In 1993, Bar-David joined the Tel Aviv's trade union, later becoming its chairman until 2006. from 2006 to 2019, Bar-David served as the Chairman of the [https://hmaof.org.il/ Union of Clerical and Public Service Employees of the Histadrut].
In March 2019, after Avi Nissenkorn joined the Blue and White list and resigned as Chairman of the Histadrut, Bar-David was elected by the Histadrut House of Representatives to the post of chairman of the Histadrut.{{Cite news|url=https://www.globes.co.il/news/article.aspx?did=1001279902|title=ארנון בר-דוד נבחר ברוב גדול ליו"ר ההסתדרות ה-15|newspaper=Globes|date=27 March 2019|last1=ברקת|first1=עמירם}}{{cite news|first=Amalia|last=Duek|url=https://mobile.mako.co.il/news-israel/local-q1_2019/Article-2681fac1c4c0961004.htm|title=הטענות ליורש של ניסנקורן ואשתו|trans-title=Claims to the successor of Nissenkorn and his wife|website=Mako|date=20 February 2019}}
One of his first acts after he took office was the closure of the Davar Rishon website, which criticized his entry into the post, his predecessor Nissenkorn and Moshe Kahlon.{{Cite news|url=https://www.globes.co.il/news/article.aspx?did=1001283012|title=ארגון העיתונאים ועובדי "דבר ראשון" עותרים נגד ההסתדרות|newspaper=Globes|date=21 April 2019|last1=ביין-לובוביץ'|first1=ענת}} On May 1, an alternative news site went live.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}} Bar-David was re-elected as chairman on 24 May 2022. defeating former chairman Ofer Eini and winning 78% of the vote to Eini's 22%.{{Cite web |date=2022-05-25 |title=ארנון בר דוד נבחר ליו"ר ההסתדרות - וואלה! חדשות |url=https://news.walla.co.il/break/3508311 |access-date=2022-05-26 |website=וואלה! |language=he}}
On September 1, 2024, Arnon ordered a strike in the Histadrut to pressure the government to reach a hostage deal.
COVID-19
Bar-David, a vocal critic of the Israeli government's economic response to the COVID-19 crisis, warned that Israel stands on the verge of an “economic Yom Kippur War.” Bar David repeatedly called on authorities to release cash to keep struggling businesses afloat.{{Cite web |title=Histadrut head to 'Post': Government doesn't act without feeling pressure |url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/histadrut-head-to-post-government-doesnt-act-without-feeling-pressure-625679 |access-date=2022-05-26 |website=The Jerusalem Post {{!}} JPost.com |date=23 April 2020 |language=en-US}}
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Category:Israeli trade unionists