Schiphol Airport Jobs Protest
Union members at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam - one of the worlds busiest and most successful airports - staged protests last week over the issues of job security and work levels.
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UNI General Secretary brings ITUC World Congress to its feet – “Worker Power Back in the Equation”
UNI General Secretary Philip Jennings, told thousands of trade unionists at the ITUC World Congress in Berlin, that they have the enemies of decent work and justice in their sights.
Jennings said, “It’s the message they don’t want to hear. We are putting workers’ power back in the equation. We are building workers’ power. We will not accept defeat. We are confident, and when we go to the IMF and other global bodies, we go with energy ideas and action.”
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Sri Lankan Nurses on International Nurses Day
The Government Nursing Officers Association, member of HSTUA, commemorated the International Nurses Day on 12 May 2014 in Colombo by organizing a meeting and a picket to mobilize support to protect the nurses' right to upgrade skills to improve the quality of health services in Sri Lanka.
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International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia
On the occasion of the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO -T), the Equal Opportunities department of UNI Global Union recalls the importance of ending all types of discrimination in both professional and private spheres.
Discrimination, stigma and violence are common problems for the homosexual population throughout several regions in the world. Although this is a direct violation of human rights, people belonging to groups LGBTI are regularly harassed or persecuted in both their private and public lives.
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World stands up in support of Fast Food workers
U.S. fast food workers went on strike this week demanding higher wages from the likes of McDonalds and Burger King.
Fast food restaurants have long sought profit at the expense of the health and social conditions of their workers who deserve fair pay and decent work for reaping millions for their employers.
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Tally Weijl signs Bangladesh Accord on one year anniversary
Tally Weijl, the Swiss clothing giant, has signed the Bangladesh Accord on Fire and Building Safety, piling further pressure on supermarkets Migros and Coop to prove their commitment to safety in the Bangladeshi garment sector.
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Vote Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos as the Worst Boss in the World!
UNI is putting its weight behind “electing” Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos as the Worst Boss in the World!
Despite some stiff opposition from Walmart, JPMorgan and some other leading lights of pro-greed and anti-worker activities, we believe that Bezos deserves the accolade. Let’s make worker abuse at Amazon headline news.
Now is the time to vote Bezos the world’s worst boss! The “winner” will be announced at next week’s ITUC World Congress in Berlin.
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UNI strongly rejects acts of violence against the bank workers in Tucuman, Argentina
We share the letter sent by our Regional Secretary, Adriana Rosenzvaig and our Regional Director André Rodrigues to the Governor of Tucuman, Mr. José Alperovich.
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UNI Global Union calls on Israeli government to respect public service broadcasting values and workers’ rights
In response to the announcement of the Israeli government to close the Israel Broadcast Authority (IBA), UNI Global Union called on the Israeli government to respect public service broadcasting values and workers’ rights.
In a letter to Minister of Communications, Mr. Gilad Erdan UNI Global Union General Secretary, Philip Jennings expressed the grave concern over the government’s plan and its negative impact on the sustainability, independence and quality of public service broadcasting as well as the threat to the dignity and rights of the IBA employees.
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Meeting of Commerce workers in Walmart Brazil
On 7 May last, the Walmart Brazil network held another meeting. The venue this time was the headquarters of SENTACOS in Sao Paolo. Participants included representatives from CUT/Contracts, UGT, Força Sindical and CNTC, the National Federation of Commerce Workers. This was the first time CNTC attended such a meeting and they were given a very warm welcome.
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