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UNI, the other global union federations and Swiss unions held their demonstration in front of Sotheby’s Geneva location and gave patrons of a jewel auction information about management’s attacks on workers in New York City.



The New York employees, who are members of the Teamsters union in the US, have been shut out of the job by the company in an effort to force them to accept the outsourcing of their jobs to companies that employ temporary workers.



Sotheby’s has demanded pay cuts and the right to terminate the employees’ pensions. These cuts come after the auction house had one of its best years in its 267-year history and nearly doubled its CEO’s compensation to $6 million.



UNI will continue to support the global campaign against Sotheby’s anti-worker, anti-union campaign.



You can find more information at: www.SothebysBadForArt.com



You can find more photos here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/uniglobalunion/sets/72157628133388352/



You can find Swiss media coverage of the demonstration here: http://www.tdg.ch/geneve/actu/syndicats-manifestent-devant-sotheby-geneve-contre-licenciements-new-york-2011-11-15