UNI MEI General Assembly 2011: bringing about change
UNI MEI affiliates adopt policy programme and elect new leadership. BECTU General Secretary, Gerry Morrissey (United Kingdom) is new UNI MEI President.
UNI MEI affiliates adopt policy programme and elect new leadership. BECTU General Secretary, Gerry Morrissey (United Kingdom) is new UNI MEI President.
Described by UNI General Secretary Phil Jennings as a "great ambassador" for the unions and working people, Heinrich Bleicher-Nagelsmann is immensely proud to have served as President of UNI-MEI.
The denial of core labour rights and the denial of freedom of association by governments and corporations is posing a growing threat to unions across the world, the UNI-MEI General Assembly has heard.
“Organising is the lifeblood of all our unions and integral to everything we do,” said Matt Loeb of IATSE launching the debate at the UNI MEI General Assembly.
There must be no hiding place for employers who discriminate against women and refuse equal pay for work of equal value UNI-MEI's General Assembly declared.
Over 1,000 workers went on strike last week in China protesting over long working hours at a plant where they make components for IBM and Apple.
Over 40 delegates from the GPM Sector of UNITE attended the Sector Conference held in Brighton earlier this week
Before unseen in the insurance sector, the agreement concerns the 70,000 European employees of the AXA group.
UNI affiliates are writing to IBM CEO Palmisano to express their outrage at the recent decision by IBM to cut pay and reduce band levels for SSR's and service workers in the US.
UNI says 250,000 markets shut down across India as millions take to the streets in protest against India Cabinet decision on Foreign Direct Investment opening door to Walmart.