Action month material produced by LBC-NVK (Belgium)
One of UNI's affiliates in Belgium LBC-NVK has been actively participating in the Action Month. More information and material they have produced can be found at LBC-NVK website: ...
H&M workers win representation in US
http://www.rwdsu.info/en/archives/2007/11/h_m_workers_win.html
More than 1,000 employees of the H&M clothing store chain have won the right to be represented by the RWDSU as a result of an in...
Negotiating agenda to tackle Private Equity
Trade unions need a whole new set of negotiating guidelines to deal with Private Equity buyouts of companies they organise - that was a key point to emerge from a global union workshop on private...
We remember Heribert Maier
It is with a heavy heart that I bring you the sad news that Heribert Maier has passed away at the age of 75. Heribert suffered a cerebral haemorrhage on October 26th and never regained consciousn...
Face of the union on Facebook
Trade unionists are set to become more visible on the web, thanks to a new Facebook application from the TUC, launched today (Wednesday). My Union allows union members to place a badge for their ...
Trade union criticises exploitation in call centres
Services trade union ver.di has criticised the wages and working conditions in call centres. Despite the boom in this sector, wages in the more than 110 call centres in the German state of
Meck...
UNI-Europa Commerce Conference -ILO Geneva, 21 - 23 Nov 2007
Telstra Slammed for Tracking Staff
Victoria's Workplace Rights Advocate, Tony Lawrence, has found that Telstra might have breached the state Surveillance Devices Act by installing global positioning devices in technicians' cars...
The Global Call Center Report
The Global Call Center Report is the first large scale international study of call center management and employment practices across all regions of the globe.