Dismissal of union officials at Yemenia Airways-Letter to CEO
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Uganda: ATGWU members celebrate May Day
On 1st May 2007 ATGWU successfully organised Labour Day celebrations at Peniel Beach in Entebbe. The Chief Guest...
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Private Equity and Pensions – Fear and Pain
As pension funds consider investing more in private equity funds, they may be tempted by the strong performance of investors such as the Yale University endowment. According to an article in
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Gordon Brown praises Usdaw for lead on work life balance gains
Gordon Brown praises Usdaw for lead on work life balance gains for shopworkers
Gordon Brown, who is set to succeed Tony Blair as Britain's Prime Minister in June, commends UNI Commerce affiliate Usdaw for its leadership in working for a national minimum wage. Sp...
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PE and Hedge Funds – Union Concerns
Union concerns over private equity are growing worldwide. Their demand for action to tame private equity activity has been taken to G8 host Angela Merkel.
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Tunisia: Strike in the Financial Market Council
Employees of the Financial Market Council, Tunisia’s bank control body, went on strike on 9 May.
This strike was organised because the management went back on the commitments negotiated and s...
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UNI Global Union & Quebecor World reach global accord on labour rights
UNI Global Union and Quebecor World, the world’s second largest printing company, have reached agreement on respecting and promoting international labour rights in the Company’s operations, subsidiaries and suppliers...
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Private Equity - Behind the buyouts...SEIU Report
A report by UNI affiliate, the SEIU released on 24 April says Workers, communities, and the nation as a whole should share in the economic opportunities being created by the booming private equit...
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Trade Union Statement to G8 Summit & to G8 Labour Ministers’ Meeting
TUAC trade union advisory committee to the
OECD organisation for economic cooperation and development
CSC commission syndicale consultative auprès de
OCDE l’organisation de coopération et de ...
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Wal-Mart systematically violates workers' rights, new report says
A new report entitled Discounting Rights released by Human Rights Watch outlines the systematic denial of Wal-Mart workers’ right to organize. It confirms what Wal-Mart workers have been saying f...
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