Lifelong learning for bank employees in Europe
Participación de UNI y sindicatos bancarios en el taller de la OIT
Del 7 al 9 de octubre se realizó el Taller Tripartito sobre el Impacto de la Crisis Financiera y Económica Global en los Trabajadores del Sector Financiero en los Países del Cono Sur.
Updated list of companies signed on to Bangladesh Safety Deal
See the update list of companies and the text of the global Bangladesh Fire and Safety Accord
Work should 'lift you out of poverty, not keep you in it'
UNI general secretary speaks to the Guardian on union busters, negotiating and why businesses should support a living wage
More solidarity needed to maintain collective bargaining rights
A fruitfull exchange of information between European Graphical trade unions took place in Wiesbaden on 16 October 2013 during the UNI EG conference on coordination of collective bargaining. The 2013 survey on collective bargaining shows that only a few number of countries managed to achieve positive results through their collective bargaining rounds. At the conference, evidence was made that most of the national collective bargaining systems are heavily under pressure.
Leroy Merlin workers in Turkey breaking through for their rights!
Leroy Merlin Turkish workers, organised in UNI affiliate Sosyal-Is, led a two-week strike. 210 delegates from 50 unions and 35 countries at UNI Global Commerce Conference supported the strike action.
Seven ‘symptoms’ of a global health crisis in the banking sector
Banking: The Human Crisis, a major new survey of finance workers carried out in 26 countries, analysed the effects of job losses and working conditions on bank workers since 2011
UNI Europa transmits key demands on Enforcement Directive to EPSCO
UNI Europa together with the ETUFs and ETUC sent a letter with crucial trade union demands on the Enforcement of the Posting of Workers Directive in advance to the EPSCO meeting of 15 October 2013
India's bank union working to achieve 40for40
AIBOBEF General Secretary requested the formation of a committee to tackle gender issues and to encourage women to come forward and occupy positions within the union structure.