6 of the 11 members of the pensioners' committee at North Electric Company resigned

6 of the 11 members of the pensioners' committee at the electricity company (north region) announced their resignations.
In the letter they sent to the retirees of the North Electric Company, they explain that since they were elected to the position over 7 months ago, they have tried to do as much as they can for the benefit of the retirees and the rest.

"We have carried out a number of successful projects in the fields of culture, recreation and travel, but the road has not been easy. A number of members of the committee, not only did not give their hand to success, but tried and are trying to stick sticks in the wheels. Now the time has come, that we can no longer do our work faithfully, for the benefit of the public The retirees and the rest in general and the public who put their faith in us and led to our election in particular. That is why we six members of the pensioners board of the Electric Company of the Northern Region (out of 11 members) can no longer do so and have decided to resign from our membership in the pensioners board."

Officials in the Retired Workers' Organization said today that the retired are represented by two bodies - the Retired Committee and the Retired Council:
"The pensioners' committee announced their resignation. Following this, members of the pensioners' council turned to the Histadrut. The committee is a branch of the Histadrut, and the Histadrut is responsible for the elections to the committee. In the meantime, they asked not to interfere with the pensioners' money. A month has passed since the resignation."

Disagreement about budgets

Officials in the workers' organization told Hai Fa:
"There are approximately 3,500 retirees in the northern region. The members of the retirees' committee are at odds among themselves. There is disagreement between the retirees' committee and the workers' committee regarding budgets for the activities of the retirees. The committee's taxes that the retirees pay every month go to the workers' committee and not directly to the retirees."

"Each retiree pays an average of 50 NIS per month, for the committee's activities, and therefore the northern region has approximately one and a half million NIS per year. Every year, the electricity company transfers to the workers' committee-north a budget for welfare, sports and culture in the amount of approximately 10 million NIS. The budget, which the electric company passes, is intended for both the workers' committee and the pensioners' committee, but it only reaches the workers' committee. The problem is that the retirees, even though they are about 35% of those who pay taxes to the council, receive a budget of only about 22 million NIS for their activities. The annual budget of the workers' council is about XNUMX million NIS. The main arguments are about this."

"There are many activities of the committee that are not intended for retirees. For example, on Wednesday, 08/03, a Purim party was held in Hinoma Hall and it is intended only for employees and not for retirees. On Men's Day, Women's Day - is intended only for employees. If they do not fill the hall, they They give some tickets to retirees."

Member of the Council of Retirees, Nachman Cohen here:
"The pensioners committee had good intentions, but they failed to act"

Council member Nachman Cohen says that in the middle of the last year there were elections for the pensioners committee. "The committee was elected and they started working. Within the pensioners' committee, there was a member of the committee who was elected, in a different area than the one he was supposed to be elected in. In addition, there were differences of opinion regarding the way and finances. The workers' committee kept the money for itself and did not transfer it to the pensioners' committee."

"There are good people in the committee who wanted to do good, but they didn't succeed. At the end of the process, the chairman of the pensioners committee, Mr. Yossi Lazar, could not continue any longer and he resigned. In order to manage a workers' committee, you need leadership skills and also a little bit of being a dictator. Everyone pulls in a different direction. The pensioners committee had good intentions, but it didn't work out. The council members have to gather, present nominations and then go to the elections. If you don't receive money from the company itself for the pensioners' committee but for the workers' committee, it is impossible to act."

"The members of the Pensioners' Council sent a letter to all the relevant parties in the Histadrut of the Pensioners in which they request to hold an urgent meeting of the Pensioners' Council of the Northern Electricity Company. The purpose of the meeting is to get an overview of the crisis that broke out in the Pensioners' Committee.

In the current state of things in the crisis that has arisen and in light of our great responsibility as members of the Board of Retirees for public funds and the provision of the required service to all retirees who pay membership fees, there is no escaping an urgent meeting of the Board of Retirees to hear clarifications and provide detailed information on what caused the crisis from all stakeholders and to make decisions that will lead to the continuation of orderly activities of the pension institutions of the Northern Electricity Company as required by the constitution of the Histadrut and the regulations of the institutions of the committee and the council of pensioners".

The reaction of the IEC employees' organization:

The organization of the employees of the Electric Company in the northern region: "The budget of the organization of the employees for the events of the pensioners and pensioners has increased significantly"

First, the chairman of the organization of the employees of the electric company in the northern region, Ilan Pinchas, greatly appreciates and appreciates the contribution of the company's pensioners for many years.

And for that matter:

1. The resignation of members of the pensioners' committee stems from internal differences of opinion in the pensioners' committee.
2. The workers' organization's budget for the pensioners' events not only did not decrease compared to previous years, but increased significantly!
3. Throughout the years, separate events were held for the company's male and female employees at the time and for the company's female and male pensioners, and this will be the case in the future. Sometimes joint events are also held.
4. Tonight's event is intended for the employees of the company today.