Jenning's call for new Magna Carta makes waves at Davos
UNI Global Union’s General Secretary Philip Jennings told CNN’s Richard Quest at Davos that staggering levels of inequality required an innovative solution.
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UNI in solidarity: German security guards' fight for fair pay spreads
The security guards strike in Germany has now spread to three airports - Stuttgart, Hamburg and Hanover as well as Neckarwestheim, “AKW” nuclear power station.
UNI affiliate and German services union Ver.di say the strikes are a response to employers’ unwillingness to agree to a just collective bargaining agreement.
The key issue is the union 's demand for a reasonable wage increase to 9.20 Euros an hour, a 2.50 Euro an hour increase whhile the companies involved are offering only a 0.50 cent raise.
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Davos Man sitting on a volcano fuelled by inequality
UNI Global Union calls for a new Magna Carta for equality, jobs and sustainable growth
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Turkish union Koop-Is wins union recognition at IKEA
Koop-Is, the Turkish commerce union, is celebrating after securing union recognition at IKEA following a long and hard-fought campaign.
Backed by UNI Global Union and its Swedish affiliates, the campaign has been a major priority for UNI Commerce and its IKEA Global Union Alliance for the past three years.
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UNI and Telfonica renew their global agreement
Inclusion of the supply chain in the agreement and the Americas' unions in the monitoring process are the main changes agreed between UNI and Telefonica to the new text.
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UNI P&L Joins Postkom in fight against Directive
The Norwegian postal workers union, Postkom, is gearing up for another big fight against the imposition of the third European postal Directive in Norway. This week in Oslo, Postkom held an event for political leaders and the press, warning about the potential impacts the Directive could have on service quality, the USO and in cost to the government. UNI Post & Logistics head Stephen DeMatteo joined Postkom at the event, telling participants that postal liberalisation in Europe has disastrous effects for national postal operators, small postal customers and postal workers alike.
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Attacks on trade union rights spiraling out of control at Prosegur
Attacks on trade union rights at Prosegur are spiraling out of control following yet another wave of anti-union practices by the firm in Colombia.
The Spanish security multinational is ramping up its apparently-relentless opposition towards the Colombian private security union SINTRVALORES, which is locked in a desperate struggle to protect workers’ human rights.
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European Skills Council Commerce- newsletter January 2015
2014 is now closed, and the ESSC is proud of having achieved all of the ambitious objec-tives set at the onset of an intense twelve months of activi-ties. Thanks to the cooperation among partners, the Council produced a consistent, structured and reliable final Report, gathering three thematic analysis of the sector and the recommendations to its stakeholders. Newsletter readers had the chance of glimpsing into the work in progress, and we are now glad to announce that the complete document is finally online.
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Philip Jennings changes name to Charlie at United Nations meeting
UNI General Secretary Philip Jennings made a novel request to the United Nations in the aftermath of last week’s terror attacks in France.
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UNI Women firmly support the Hairdressing agreement and reject derogatory and discriminating remarks
On September 4th, 2014, the UNI Europa Women's Committee met in Brussels and adopted a statement rejecting the REFIT measures which will affect hundreds of workers in the Hair and Beauty sector. The statement is annexed.
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