UNI World Women's Committee Meeting - Madrid 2014

2 April 2014 -- uni-women

On the 27th and 28th of March,  more than 40 women members from all UNI regions met in Madrid, Spain, for the annual UNI World Women’s Committee Meeting.

The participants worked hard on the discussion and preparation of the motions that will be presented at the 4th UNI World Women’s Conference in Cape Town in December 2014, which will take place before the UNI World Conference Meeting.

The motions addressed issues like:

 - The strategic priorities for the Breaking Through Plan for 2014-2018

-  Equal Pay for Work of Equal Value

- Women’s Health

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Italian unions step up for a new banking model

2 April 2014 -- uni-finance

FABI, one of the most important trade unions in the banking sector in Italy, celebrated in Rome his XX National Congress.

The Congress was opened with a speech given by Marcio Monzane Head of UNI Finance
for UNI Global Union, the largest global trade union for the services industry.

As Secretary General, was confirmed Lando Maria Sileoni and as Deputy Secretary General, Mauro Bossola:
FABI proposed a new banking model for the Financial Sector in Italy.

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Intergraf/ UNI EG questionnaire on future skills needs in the graphical sector

1 April 2014 -- uni-europa

Under the Intergraf/ UNI EG project on future skills needs in the graphical sector, a questionnaire was prepared by EGIN to identify these future skills.
You will find below the link to the online questionnaire:
ENGLISH version https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Future_Skills_English
GERMAN version https://de.surveymonkey.com/s/ZukunftsKompetenzen

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DGEU Malaysia Celebrates their Stunning Win and Plan for the future

1 April 2014 -- uni-asia

More than 30 participants, including DiGi Union leaders, activists, volunteers and UNI MLC staff, UNI Apro Regional Secretary Christopher Ng and UNI Apro Director for Organising and Campaigns Satoshi Tamai were gathered at the Istana Hotel, Kuala Lumpur on 29 March 2014.

The gathering was hosted by UNI MLC President Mohamed Shafie BP Mammal and DiGi Telecommunications Sdn. Bhd. Employees’ Union (DGEU) President Carina Wong Lai Ming to thank them for their support, celebrate the stunning win of the secret ballot for the recognition of the union and to plan for its future.

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UNI Europa supports agreement reached on cleaning contracts in Italian schools

31 March 2014 -- uni-europa

On the night of March 28th, 2014 the Italian Ministries of Labour and Education, company representatives and the trade union confederations CGIL, CISL and UIL and sector federations, Filcams, Fisascat and Uiltrasporti reached an agreement to safeguard the employment of workers with previous contracts including those of former LSU (Socially Useful work). After several months of negotiation, thanks to the commitment of all involved parties the security of employment and income of these workers was protected.

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Verdi calls again for a strike at Amazon in Leipzig, Germany

31 March 2014 -- uni-commerce

Verdi responded today with a day strike in Leipzig to the renewed rejection of collective bargaining by the German Amazon management.

"After the week-long strike around Christmas 2013 we have given Amazon a lot of time to rethink their position regarding collective bargaining with us. They have reiterated their opposition to collective agreements and  we are responding with our own means, "says Verdi negotiator Jörg Lauenroth-Mago. 

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