Dead Sea Works workers have imposed sanctions at the company’s plant in Sdom. Workers prevented all shipments of potash from the plant. The sanctions began this morning and are until further notice. They are in protest of Israel Chemicals management steps to unify the administrative and management teams of its subsidiaries. DSW union head Moshe Lankry charged management was violating agreements with the union by taking unilateral measures without prior negotiations with the union. The union charges that the move could lead to the laying off of 200 workers.
Earlier this year ICL management started implementing a reorganization plan. The first step involved the firing of 115 workers from its financially-troubled Rotem Amfert subsidiary. The company said that the recovery plan would involve additional layoffs as part of an effort to reduce costs and improve efficiency.