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UNI Finance Conference and UNI Europa Finance Conference 2011



UNI Finance Conference 2011: Proposed motions - 21.10.2010

Motions concern changes to the UNI Finance Rules and the UNI Finance Programme as well as the adoption of a strategic planning framework for UNI Finance



UNI Europa Finance Conference 2011: Motion - 21.10.2010

Motion on a European system for whistle blowing in the finance sector



Financial Crisis



Dexia: challenges and prospects - 19.10.2010

Eurofound publishes report on scenarios for financial services in the post-crisis period. As part of the research, a case study of Dexia was made.



Financial services: challenges and prospects - 19.10.2010

Eurofound publishes report on scenarios for financial services in the post-crisis period.



Collective Bargaining



Chile: Falabella Bank union votes for strike - 19.10.2010

Once again the unions of the Falabella Group Companies had to resort to the last instance to collectively negotiate their legitimate economic demands: the strike.

Agreement puts an end to Brazilian Bank Workers’ strike action - 15.10.2010
Bank union organisations from Brazil achieved a very favourable result in their negotiation after a strike that extended over a period of two weeks. Multinationals ANZ Australia: First collective bargaining negotiations since 1998 - 08.10.2010 UNI Finance affiliate FSU is consulting members on the content of a draft. Importantly, the proposal provides certainty around pay outcomes for 2010 and 2011 UNICREDIT - Resignation of the CEO - 04.10.2010 The trade union organizations judge the decision of the Board of Directors as irresponsible towards the workers Any other news New Diversity Working Group in UNI Europa Finance - 21.10.2010The group's task will is to suggest initiatives and policies in the field of non-discrimination and essentially to mainstream diversity into all areas of UNI Europa Finance's work.
One Year On, Ratification of c87/98 in Thailand - 15.10.2010 World Day for Decent Work 2010, UNI Thailand Liaison Council (UNI TLC) and the Thai labour movement continued its joint campaign to promote the ratification of core conventions in Thailand Complementing the role of unions at European level - 14.10.2010 UNI Europa Finance must to be able to play a role in politics and industrial relations at European level equivalent to that of affiliates at national level (Oliver Roethig's speech to CFDT Banques). UNI Women in Mali is organising - 13.10.2010 From 28 to 30 July 2010, UNI Africa organized a seminar for women members of UNI affiliates in Mali IMF says financial system remains Achilles' heel of economic recovery - 12.10.2010Its new Global Financial Stability Report asserts that progress toward global financial stability has experienced a setback since April 2010, due in large part to sovereign debt crises in Europe.
Future UNI meetings Date Name and venue of the meeting 28.10.2010 International Insurance Seminar, Ver.di, Berlin, Germany 4.11.2010 UNI Europa Finance Central Bank Committee meeting, Frankfurt, Germany 15.11.2010 UNI Europa Finance Steering Group meets with Japanese finance unions, Tokyo, Japan 25.11.2010 Social Dialogue Insurance working group meeting, Brussels, Belgium 25-26.11.2010 ESCB Social Dialogue meeting, Frankfurt, Germany 26.11.2010 Insurance Social Dialogue plenary meeting, Brussels, Belgium 17.01.2011 UNI Europa Finance Steering Group meeting, Brussels, Belgium 15.03.2011 UNI Europa Finance Conference, Lisbon, Portugal 16-17.3.2011 UNI Finance Conference, Lisbon, Portugal 18.3.2011 UNI Finance World Steering Group meeting, Lisbon, Portugal UNI Finance and UNI Europa Finance circulars UNI E070 - Bank Sector Representativeness Study U070 - Proposed motions for the 3rd UNI Finance Conference 2011 UNI E069 - Proposed motion for the UNI Europa Finance Conference 2011 UNI E067 - Invitation to the UNI Europa Finance Central Banks Committee, Frankfurt, Germany, 4.11.2010 UNI E068 -Preparation of the next ESCB Social dialogue meeting, Frankfurt, Germany, 25-26 November 2010 - Deadline, 22 October 2010 UNI E066 - New Diversity Working Group in UNI Europa Finance U 056 - Invitation to UNI Finance Conference 2011 UNI Finance is the Global Union for the banking and insurance industries. We represent 237 trade unions and 3 million workers worldwide. UNI Finance est le syndicat mondial des secteurs banque et assurance. Nous représentons 237 syndicats et 3 millions de travailleurs dans le monde. UNI Finanzas es el sindicato global para los sectores bancario y de seguros. Representamos a 237 sindicatos y a 3 millones de trabajadores y trabajadoras del mundo entero. UNI Finanz ist die Global Union für den Banken- und Versicherungssektor. Wir vertreten 237 Gewerkschaften und 3 Millionen Beschäftigte weltweit.