Walk out strike action in Amazon, Rheinberg, Germany

22 March 2017 -- tom.myers.478

Over 900 Amazon workers, members of the trade union Ver.di, walked out on strike yesterday after a mass meeting heard calls for Amazon to recognize the union and negotiate under the terms of the National Commerce Agreement that applies across the sector. This agreement covers the pay and conditions of workers across Germany and Amazon have refused to implement  its terms, relying instead on the terms of an agreement in the logistics sector.

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Forward for a New Africa: 4th UNI Africa Post & Logistics Conference

21 March 2017 -- uni-post

More than 50 participants from UNI Africa Post & Logistics affiliates met this week in Dakar for the 4th UNI Africa P&L Conference. The conference inaugurated a week of meetings concluding with the Regional Conference where affiliates from across the region are convening under the banner of "Forward for a New Africa."

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Workers flood the streets to protest against Pension Reform

16 March 2017 -- uni-americas

Brazilian unions affiliated with UNI, together with other social organizations and workers' confederations, are on a national strike today against the Pension Reform through which the Brazilian government deals another blow to workers' rights.

The main argument of Michel Temer's government is that public expenditure on Social Security in Brazil is too high, and that this reform is necessary to counteract the deficit.

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