UNI Finance weekly news up-date, 4.6.2009
This UNI Finance weekly news up-date, 4.6.2009 includes the following articles:
Financial crisis
- ETUC: UNI Finance calls for fundamental reforms to financial oversight
- Banking on the future - listening to the workers to rebuild confidence
- EU Commission neglects employee's role in financial supervision
Other news
- Caribbean Unions meet to tackle Royal Bank of Canada
- Americas info. no. 69 (exists in English and Spanish)
- ECB: 400 employees strike for worker's rights
- Die neue EBR-Richtline tritt am 5. Juni 2009 in Kraft (German only)
- UNI Europa supports strike at European Central Bank
- Inaugural dialogue between global unions and ADB
- ECB IPSO press release on strike
Financial crisis
ETUC: UNI Finance calls for fundamental reforms to financial oversight - 04.06.2009
UNI Finance' President, Allan Bang, stresses the need for a new bottom-approach that includes the voice of employees in supervision and financial regulation.
Banking on the Future – Listening to the Workers to Rebuild Confidence - 02.06.2009
In a Global Unions' publication, Oliver Roethig, head of UNI Finance, shows how workers in the financial sector can play a vital role in redesigning the financial architecture
EU Commission neglects employees’ role in financial supervision - 28.05.2009
The new proposals follow a tradional approach in limiting oversight to a matter between supervisors and industry. UNI Finance reiterates the need for giving workers a voice in any effective mechanism.
Other news
Caribbean Unions meet to tackle Royal Bank of Canada - 04.06.2009
UNI Finance affiliates created the Caribbean Finance Union Network. Its objectives are to address issues and challenges facing finance unions in the region strategically through cooperation
americas info n° 69 - 04.06.2009
Electronic Bulletin Issue n° 69 - May - 2009
Boletín americas info n° 69, Mayo 2009 - 29.05.2009
Publicación mensual de UNI americas con el resumen de las noticias más destacadas del período.
ECB: 400 employees strike for workers’ rights - 04.06.2009For the first time, staff at the European Central Bank held a warning strike organised by IPSO. Workers held the 90-minute protest to demand pension rights and the right to bargain collectively.
Die neue EBR-Richtlinie tritt am 5. Juni 2009 in Kraft - 03.06.2009
Der Tag des Inkrafttretens der Neufassung der EBR-Richtlinie steht nun fest.
UNI Europa supports strike at European Central Bank - 03.06.2009
Solidarity with the International and European Public Services Organisation (IPSO) and ECB staff in their fight for collective bargaining rights.
Inaugural dialogue between global unions and ADB - 03.06.2009
Unions push for core labour standards in Asia Development Bank projects and programs.
ECB: IPSO press release on strike - 30.05.2009
IPSO, the staff union at the European Central Bank, sets out its objectives for the strike and its concern about the conduct of industrial relations by the ECB
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
UNI asia & pacific Finance Regional Conference
26.07.2009 - 27.07.20093rd Regional Conference will focus on Responsible & Sustainable Financial System
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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