“Enough is enough” say South Korean trade unionists who are preparing to hold a mass strike on Tuesday to mark one year since President Park Geun-hye came to power.
The South Korean trade union federation KCTU have called a“People’s Strike” and say they are sick of the government’s relentless attacks on human and trade union rights.
UNI Europa joins the ITUC/ETUC Solidarity With Ukrainian Workers statement, you can view in the Related Files tab.
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
We have been watching with anger and great sadness the recent tragic and shocking events in Ukraine.
UNI Global Union is celebrating this week after Philip Jennings scooped La Côte newspaper's coveted Personality of the Year award for the Léman region of Switzerland.
The UNI General Secretary saw off strong competition from ten other nominees including second placed Jonas Tavel, President of a youth festival attracting almost 120,000 people each year, and politician Nelly Tscharner who took third. The prize reinforces UNI's ever-deepening ties with its local community.
On 9 February 2014, a narrow majority of Swiss voters voted in favour of an initiative by the Swiss People's Party (SVP) effectively re-introducing quotas for immigrants from the EU. The vote’s outcome is qualified as a huge setback for immigrants to Switzerland, for trade unions and progressive forces. It unavoidably places Switzerland in a dead-end roadmap and puts in question the principle of free movement, thwarts immigrant’s rights in Switzerland and challenges the efforts of trade unions to implement the principle of “equal pay for equal work at the same location”.
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On 7 February, the Final conference of the PSE project "Developing a quality postal service in the digital age" took place with more than 60 participants.
The project “Developing a quality postal service in the digital age - Listening sessions: selection of national good practices” aims at continuing the close monitoring of the postal sector evolution in the framework fo the Social Observatory. It was conducted in 2013 by the Postal Sector Evolution working group of the Committee with 6 listening sessions in 2013 and a final conference.
G4S private security guards strike are taking strike action in detention centres in The Netherlands. They are protesting over the failure of G4S to make efforts to redeploy guards or offer arrangements to assist in finding alternative posts in the company. Private security guards working for G4S at detention centres at Schipol, Rotterdam and Alphen are on strike.
Many of the guards are members of UNI Affiliate FNV Bondgenoten.
After several months of discussions with the company, SINTRAPULCAR - Tocancipá has agreed with Kimberly the modification of the agreements from fixed-term to indefinite duration.
This changes the lives of hundreds of workers who had fixed-term contracts. They will now have greater job security and basic aspects such as more access to loans from banking institutions.
Without a doubt this is a victory for the union, an organisation that has spared no effort to improve the working conditions of workers in the company.
A British union organiser from UNI's affiliate Unite was described as "a brilliant ambassador" after using his annual leave to train and support union officers in Ghana.
UNI General Secretary Philip Jennings praised the work of Kwasi Agyemang-Prempeh who took a week’s holiday from his job as Unite branch secretary for cleaners in London and flew to Accra to join an international team training and supporting Ghanaian organisers. In an unbelievable round of organising, the group recruited 1,000 new members to a local union.
The major global Facilities Company ISS has announced that it intends to float shares for the public on Copenhagen Stock Exchange. They have announced an IPO or Initial Public Offering of ISS shares and a final announcement will be made in due course.
