News

Financial Crisis



UNI Americas Finance agrees action plan on financial crisis - 22.05.2009

The annual Steering Group assessed the impact of the crisis. Affiliates will cooperate to help workers to cope with the fall out on work relations, jobs and the finance industry in the Americas. [ES]



Brazil: CONTRAF CUT’s 2nd National Congress - 21.05.2009The focus of the congress was on the financial crisis and the impact on labour. Carlos Cordeiro was elected as the new president of UNI Finance's Brazilian affiliate. [ES]



Germany: ver.di vote on "sales pressure" in banks - 21.05.2009

UNI Finance affiliate ver.di calls upon bank employees to vote on sales practices [DE]



Germany: sales pressure on bank employess stays - 21.05.2009

Selling whatever the cost - remains every day life in many banks, reports TV station WDR and refers to a survey by UNI Finance affiliate, ver.di. [DE]



Other news



UniCredit: New EWC president - 28.05.2009

The EWC elects Angelo Di Cristo from FABI/Italy as their new head. For UNI Finance, a key aim for the coming months is working with the EWC and its affiliates towards a global agreement



First strike ever at European Central Bank - 26.05.2009

IPSO, the union for ECB staff, calls for a strike on 3 June to fight for collective bargaining rights as well as to challenge the bank’s undemocratic and archaic approach to labour relations.



Final EWC directive recast text published - 25.05.2009

On 16 May the final EWC directive recast text was published in the EU's Official Journal



ESCB Social Dialogue: Unions' closing remarks - 22.05.2009

The statement of UNI Finance, EPSU and SCECBU give an overview of the main issues raised in the social dialogue meeting on 26-27 March 2009.



Future Meetings



UNI Europa Finance CBN conference, Budapest, Hungary

04.06.2009 - 05.06.2009“Concluding Collective Agreements in the Finance Sector under Different National Prerequisites”, Budapest, Hungary, 4-5 June 2009



UNI Europa Finance Steering Group meeting, Prague, 18.6.2009

18.06.2009 - 18.06.2009The next UNI-Europa Finance steering group meeting is scheduled to take place in Prague, Czech Republic on 18 June 2009



UNI Finance workshop, Prague, Czech Republic, 19.6.2009

19.06.2009 - 19.06.2009 - On 19 June the will be a UNI Finance workshop with bank and insurance unions in Central and Eastern Europe with the participation of the members of the UNI Europa finance Steering group



Danske Unions Conference

14.09.2009 - 16.09.2009



EU Social Dialogue Insurance Working Group (?)

22.09.2009 - 22.09.2009



EU Social Dialogue Insurance Plenary (?)

23.11.2009 - 23.11.2009



UNI-Europa Finance Conference

10.12.2009 - 11.12.2009



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