Israeli public sector workers are set to go on a general strike next week, which will shut down all public services, including public transport.

“From next Tuesday we will embark on an open-ended public sector strike,” Israeli main trade union, the Histadrut labor federation, said on Thursday.

The union is demanding a 3.5 percent annual wage raise for all 750,000 public sector employees over three years, an almost 11 percent increase.

However, Head of the Finance Ministry’s Wage and Labor Agreements Department Ilan Levin has offered a 0.5 percent annual increase.

Israeli Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz and Ofer Eini, the chairman of the Histadrut labor federation, are scheduled to meet on Friday over the issue.

If the strike goes ahead, it would shut down all offices, companies, the seaports and airports, university administrations, and other public institutions.

The extent of the strike could also depend on the progress in the negotiations between the Histadrut and the treasury.