UNI Gaming Opens Discussions with the European Casino Association

18 March 2014 -- uni-gaming

On March 13,  President of UNI Europa Gaming Pilar Rato, UNI Europa Regional Secretary Oliver Roethig and UNI Gaming Director Giedre Lelyte met with the Board members of the European Casino Association (ECA). It was the first meeting with the European casino employers on the European level. UNI Europa's group presented the activities of the organisation, emphasising the importance of the social dialogue on the European level as well as possible areas of co-operation, namely - professional training of employees, joint actions addressing money laundering and illegal gambling.

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Holland Casino Employees on Strike

17 March 2014 -- uni-gaming

Last week, on March 14,  nearly all Holland Casino employees in Utrecht and Rotterdam were on strike. This was the first strike since 1976. Around two hundred people did not work for 9 hours so all table games were shut down only with some slot machines operating.

Employees demand a better social plan and restructurisation without further job losses. In the past few years, Holland Casino (a state owned company) cut many jobs - only last year 150 employees had to leave. 

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Trade unions in Italy react to the announcement of layoffs in UNICREDIT

17 March 2014 -- uni-finance

The General Secretaries of Italian affiliates demand that the bank reconsiders its strategy and  does not impose more sacrifice on workers.

UNICREDIT has presented 14 billion € losses as a result of their operations in 2013, and as part of the strategy to recover from this situation, they announced  layoffs, which will affect 8.500 workers, mostly in Italy, Austria and Germany.

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Korean government's healthcare privatization agenda opposed

14 March 2014 -- uni-care

“The government policy of healthcare privatization...will result in the skyrocket rise of hospital bills, overtreatment, the destruction of National Health Insurance, and the polarization of medical services. At the same time, the policy is a labor repression to coerce health workers to bend our knees to inhumane competition and commodification. To defend our workplace and popular health from profit-seeking capitals is the mission of health workers and the order for 44,000 KHMU members given by people and society. We need to stop the government policy of healthcare privatization.” 

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Norway's Digipost wins tender as the public sector's digital mail supplier

14 March 2014 -- uni-post

Digipost, which is Norway Post's digital mail system, has been chosen in stiff competition with other foreign suppliers to provide a high security communication channel for sensitive documents - not only with the government but also with banks and other organizations and enterprises that require safe access and filing of mail.

Digipost already has 300'000 Norwegians registered as users. With the government corresponding digitally from now on with all private individuals and companies, this membership is set to grow drastically.

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Unions and brands mount pressure on Cambodian government

14 March 2014 -- tom.myers.478

Unions and brands are increasing pressure on the Cambodian government to address the demands of garment workers in the country.

IndustriALL Global Union, Uni Global Union and the ITUC together with 31 major brands, including H&M, Inditex, Gap, Adidas and Nike, have signed a joint letter to the Deputy Prime Minister of Cambodia reiterating the need for an urgent resolution to the minimum wage and to respect the human rights of 21 wage protestors detained since demonstrations in January.

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