This week, the annual UNI Global Union Communicators Forum in Nyon hosted a wide array of talented communicators. Speakers Fabian Molina, of the Young Swiss Socialist Party and coordinator of the 1:12 initiative, Walton Pantland from Union Solidarity International and Tansy Hoskins, author of “Stitched Up: The Anti-Capitalist Book of Fashion”, were joined by writer and comedian David Schneider and journalist David Levin. UNI affiliates from around the world also shared and presented their successful digital media strategies to the Forum.

UNI affiliate, United Voice, kicked off International Justice Day for Cleaners and Security Guards for 2014 by protesting outside the Australian Parliament in Canberra.

Cleaners fear that the new conservative government is proposing to  cut workers' wages at federal buildings by 20 per cent and undermine job security when contracts are next signed as part of plan to 'cut red tape'.

UNI affiliated unions around the world are beginning actions to comemorate International Justice Day for Cleaners and Security Workers. The day is a protest against the poor treatment of these workers.

The UNI affiliated union in Turkey Guvenlik-Is has organised its first actions for International Justice Day. The union began by commemorating security workers killed whilst on duty. The demonstration then moved to Antalya airport.

Workers are also demonstrating at Kings Cross station London, in Melbourne, in Amsterdam, in Brussels, in Dublin and in Frankfurt.