On 3rd February 2015, the executive board of Chunghwa Post Workers Union (CPWU) Taiwan unanimously approved Sis. Lo Hui-Ju as the new General Secretary succeeding Bro. Lan Ming-Han who retired last January. She is the second female General Secretary in the 85 years of CPWU history.
The Bangladesh Accord on Fire & Building Safety, signed after the Rana Plaza disaster that cost the lives of over 1,100 workers in the garment industry in April 2013, broke new ground with regard to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). It is the very first time that trade unions and garment brands world-wide are jointly involved in the monitoring of a legally-binding instrument of this kind.
The Cable Television company Telecentro, was born in 1994. For over a decade, the company prevented the entry of SATSAID, using various anti-union practices, one of which was immediately dismiss workers who were affiliated. In 2005, tired of abuses, violations of wage conditions and mistreatment, 125 workers joined the union.
Despite the fact that the company continued with anti-union practices to prevent the organization, 450 employees joined our union in a short period. In 2007, the first internal union representatives were elected. SATSAID with union representatives and workers, managed over the years to bring about a collective bargaining agreement, and achieved major gains for workers Telecentro. However, the anti-union practices never ceased. Since 2008, the company is outsourcing many jobs. The companies contracted for the outsourcing force employees illegally in joining another union with a collective bargaining agreement with lower protection and pay than the collective agreement at Telecentro. Wages are one third of what the law provides for.
During all these years, SATSAID tried to stop the anti-union practices, including by appealing to the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security of Argentina. Unfortunately, these actions have brought now change. In the past two years, the company Cable Television Telecentro further stepped-up its anti-union policy, and has downsized and outsourced, affecting the members of SATSAID and at the expense of growth of outsourced companies, representing today more than 2500 precarious workers. The owner of Telecentro is a politician who during the government of President Carlos Menem was 10 years President of the Chamber of Deputies. Today, owning an important communication network, he has still a great influence on the judicial and political powers of our country. To help us change this situation, we ask all members unions of UNI MEI to send to the authorities of Argentina and to
Telecentro a message of solidarity in support of SATSAID condemning anti-union practices targeting workers and our union, requiring compliance with labour legislation of Argentina, and the immediate cessation of precarious employment policies. Please find below a model text and email addresses where messages can be sent. Thank you very much for the support and solidarity.
UNI MEI Global Union joins the broadcasting community today in celebrating the #WorldRadioDay.
Radio is a popular medium, indispensable for a modern information society. Radio remains relevant in today's world. As the original mobile and social medium, it provides programming content meeting the entertainment, information and cultural needs of citizens.
Security workers in Germany have won a 13% wage increase. The German union, Ver.di, and the employers association came to an agreement after a series of warning strikes that shut down several airports in Germany last week.
Lufthansa airline cancelled 18 flights in anticipation of the walk out by the security staff. The strike was so successful that the police were forced to temporarily closeboth terminals at Hamburg Airport, as they had become jammed due to a shortage of personnel.
Today, UNI Europa showed support for the #ChanceToCompete campaign and urged affiliates to raise awareness on this issue.
UNI Global Union and its media, entertainment and arts sector welcomes the plans of the Greek government to reform the country’s media and to reinstate ERT and the unconstitutionally dismissed public service broadcasting workers. UNI MEI is in support of the government’s vision of a holistic reform and regulatory approach, which aims at building a media ecosystem based on pluralism, diversity, universal access and on a commitment to a dual system of commercial and independent public service broadcasting.
Security workers in Germany are fighting for a living wage. Their union, Ver.di, has been in negotiations with global security company, Securitas, to raise the wage to €9.20 for the guards at the airport and other important locations.
European social partners of the insurance sector have signed a joint declaration on Telework.
It is based on the European social partner framework agreement of 2002 and in addition takes into consideration working conditions in today’s insurance sector.
With the information gathered throughout the implementation of the project and the final conference, the organizer of the European Project: Network Gender, CCOO, drafted a Manual which analizes the regression in Europe of certain issues like employment, public services, women's workers rights, etc., as a consequence of the economic and financial crisis, followed by the austerity measures established by certain governments which have affected the welfare State, deepening its consequences.
