Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: PGFTU yakashoropodzwa zvikuru nevakuru vakuru vakaita saMuhammad Al-Arouri, aimbova mukuru wesangano rezvemitemo rePGFTU kusvikira abviswa basa muna 2005. Mutungamiriri weGFTU muna 1982, Mahmud Ziyada - shamwari yaAl-Arouri uye musangano wevashandi vakasungwa kwemakore mana ose panguva yechisimba cheIsrael pamasangano evashandi panguva yeHondo Yenyika II.
First Intifada yakasiya basa ichipokana nekushaikwa kwesarudzo dzedemokrasi; (nhasi Ziyada ari neDemocracy and Workers' Rights Center). Bassim Khoury wePalestinian Authority akataurawo zvakafanana nezvekukundikana kwePGFTU kumiririra vashandi, makumi emakore gare gare muna 2007.