Workers from across the United States traveled to the Spanish Consulate in Los Angeles to deliver a letter from SEIU Vice-President Valarie Long containing allegations of human rights violations by Spanish security giant Prosegur.
Geneva,30th of September 2015 -The WTO Public Forum opened its doors today with over 1,500 representatives from global unions including UNI Global Union, ITUC, PSI and ITF, civil society, academia, business, the media, governments, parliamentarians and inter-governmental organizations.
PSI and FES hosted a Global Labour Tax Summit in Geneva last week attended by Global Union leaders, national unions, academic experts, civil society organisations and other allies working on tax justice. Global tax rules are currently being discussed in the UN, OECD, G20 and sustainable development forums, and there is widespread agreement that the global tax rules don’t work. Workers are being asked to pay more tax and receive less while multinationals and the richest in the world often avoid paying tax altogether.
The UNI World Athletes Executive Board member who oversaw one of the most turbulent periods in the history of the Japanese Professional Baseball Players Association (JPBPA) passed away on September 20, 2015 aged 58.
UNI Global Union’s Head of Commerce Alke Boesigger presents prestigious award to Amirul Haque Amin for his work for Bangladeshi garment workers
On 16 September 2015, Public Services International and UNI Global Union held a strategy meeting at the International Labour Organisation in Geneva to build co-operation between the global union federations to fight corruption and secure whistleblower protection at work.
UNI Global Union and PSI affiliate members from Africa, Asia Pacific, Europe and the Inter-American region were joined by ILO ACTRAV Deputy Director, Anna Biondi, ITUC Geneva Director, Raquel Gonzalez, and representatives of Industriall and the ILO Staff Union.
The last week has seen a renewed focus on the big issues of poverty, inequality and climate change
Pressure builds on Amazon – workers take action at distribution centres across Germany
The new CWU leader discusses the UK government's damaging Trade Union Bill and what UNI members can do to help.
UNI Post & Logistics call to action at world committee meeting
