FGPS Tunisia confirmed Hayet as its head!

28 March 2014 -- uni-africa

On 24 March 2014 Hayet Trabelsi was reelected General Secretary of the General Federation of Professions and Services of Tunisia (FGPS) This is not a first, of course. However, this time, she received the vote of all men entitled to do so. The group of 9 persons who shall constitute the executive board elected Hayet unanimously although she was the only woman with 8 men. This is the first time that 8 men elected in a trade union board choose the only woman with them for the post of Secretary General... Congratulations to Tunisia, Bravo to FGPS.

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A strong vote for unionisation: congratulations to DiGi employees in Malaysia! Boleh!

28 March 2014 -- tom.myers.478

After a secret vote for union recognition, more than 90% of DiGi employees voting across the Malay Peninsula have voted in favour of recognising the DiGi Telecommunications Sdn. Bhd. Employees Union.

The ballot was conducted under the supervision of the Ministry of Human Resources which means that negotiations will now open for a first collective agreement.

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UPU E-Commerce Forum: It's springtime for Post ending the letter mail blues!

27 March 2014 -- uni-post

More than 200 representatives of the world's postal operators and retailers gathered for a special forum on the future of global e-commerce at the Universal Postal Union in Bern. The forum examined a number of key challenges to delivering on the rapidly-growing demand for e-commerce and opportunities for postal operators to expand their businesses.

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Royal Mail’s ‘ruthless’ job cuts could provoke industrial action - Unite

27 March 2014 -- uni-post

Royal Mail announced on March 25 it planned to cut 1600 managerial jobs, a tenth of managers' positions. The aim is an expected annual cost saving of £50m. 

The same day, Royal Mail managers warned the newly privatised postal service that its ‘ruthless’ proposals to slash jobs could result in them being left to consider industrial action.

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