IBM unions have agreed a new global strategy to fight thousands of job cuts and deteriorating working conditions at the computer services giant.
The Global Union Alliance @IBM, alongside UNI Global Union, IndustriALL Global Union and IndustriAll European Trade Union, will issue a series of demands to IBM management designed to protect the firm’s loyal workforce at a time of huge upheaval for IBMers.
The demands include:
The Japan Postal Group Union (JPGU) conducted an investigation on the lessons of liberalization in Post in EU countries such as the UK, Belgium, and Netherland as well as in North American countries like the US and Canada during the week of March 17. These postal missions were fully backed by the UNI Post & Logistics' coordinated programs and scheduled with postal unions for the JPGU.
A Tripartite Settlement has been signed between the All India Bank of Baroda Employees' Federation, the Management of Bank of Baroda and the Regional Labour Commissioner, Mumbai.
As per the terms of the tripartite settlement, wage revision arrears of the 9th Bipartite Settlement w.e.f. 01-11-2007 will be paid to the eligible regularised employee within 45 days of the settlement.
By EU Athletes
EU Athletes is launching today the first ever #EUSportIntegrityDay. A transnational initiative from player associations on the education of athletes on the risks of match fixing.
For more than four years now, EU Athletes in cooperation with EGBA, RGA and ESSA have created a unique programme to educate professional athletes on the risks surrounding match fixing.
UNISON members employed as cleaners at London's School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) are mounting a long running dispute to secure the same terms and conditions as other staff working at the University. They were outsourced to ISS and under the terms of their contracts they receive statutory sick pay instead of the occupational sick pay offered to SOAS employees. They also receive only minimum annual leave entitlement and do not have access to the university pension scheme.
The UNI Apro Graphical & Packaging Committee held its meeting in Tokyo on 10-11 April 2014 where it was warmly welcomed by Japanese affiliates. Issues discussed included the update of the action plan adopted in Bangkok, the new challenges confronted by the sector and the 4th UNI Apro Regional Conference to be held in Kathmandu in November 2015. Andy Snoddy said: " We had a very productive meeting and I look forward to future developments of our sector in this region".
With only months to go until the UNI World Congress in Cape Town in December, we are asking all affiliates to remember their part in the struggle against apartheid and share their memories with the UNI family.
Many of the current UNI affiliates played important roles in helping bring to an end the apartheid regime and we want to share these stories in the run-up to Cape Town via a special blog on www.uniworldcongress.org.
After decades of underpayment and lack of recognition New Zealand's home care and community support workforce is closer than ever to being paid for travel time between jobs.
The KHMU is organizing its annual One-Day School for all the ordinary members across the nation during April. The 2014 annual one-day school for members are being implemented in ten cities such as Seoul, Busan, Daegu, and Gwangju. It is expected that over 10,000 out of 44,000 KHMU members join the one-day school across the nation. This one-day training is combined with press conferences, rallies, demonstrations, and one-million signature, as part of KHMU’s national campaign against the government policy to commercialize and further privatize healthcare services.
