At a meeting in London, the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) adopted a joint declaration on the financial crisis. UNI-Europa and UNI-Finance are working closely together with the ETUC to...
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Paper manufacturer Sappi has agreed to acquire M-real's coated graphic paper business for 750m euro (£596m), in a deal which could create a new number one in the European coated fine paper industry.
Speculation over a possible takeover bid for packaging giant Chesapeake is mounting following the move by Edelmann Group to increase its stake in the company.
Services group Bidvest has announced that it is reconsidering its bid to buy a quarter of Nampak after the South African group said the bid undervalued the shares.
UNI Finance President Allan Bang presented measures to be implemented by trade unions at company, national and global levels to respond to the financial crisis.
UNI Finance welcomes the steps taken by Dutch legislators to tax excessive executive compensation and encourages other governments to take similar measures.
Fortis of Belgium and Bradford & Bingley of the United Kingdom are set to be nationalised after no buyer was found to take over them. In the United States, an industry-wide bailout plan, which will cost taxpayers $700bn, has been agreed between the adminstration and Congress representatives from both parties. UNI Finance demands that such interventions come with a price tag.
UNI Finance affiliates from the Mediterranean region gathered in Cyprus to attend the annual meeting of the regional network UNIMED. On the agenda was the continuously escalating financial crisis, which the past weeks’ course of events have rendered even more relevant
Last Friday the three main Italian unions said in a statement Italy's largest telecoms operator Telecom Italia (TI) has reached an agreement with unions on a plan that will lead to up to 5,000 jo...
