CWU’s Andy Kerr elected as UNI ICTS World President

17 June 2015 -- Mike Sunderland

Andy Kerr was elected as the new World President of UNI ICTS at the sector’s global conference in Sweden. Kerr, a Deputy General Secretary at the UK’s Communication Workers Union, takes over from outgoing President Francisco Hernandez Juarez.

"It is a great honour not only for me but also for my union and I pledge to to you all my full commitment to this prestigious role," Kerr said. "I believe this sector is key and central to the future of UNI as a whole and I won't let you down."

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Update: KHMU fights MERS crisis: ''our hospitals are like battlefields''

17 June 2015 -- uni-care

As the media has already covered, Korea is fighting against MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome), with the first outbreak officially recorded in Korea on May 20. As of June 17 MERS has claimed the lives of 20 patients and 162 patients have been confirmed to have MERS. A further 6,506 people are either quarantined in hospital or at home.  A total of 28 health care workers (4 medical doctors, 9 nurses, 7 care-givers and 8 others) who were exposed to patients are confirmed to have contracted MERS. 

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Asociación Bancaria de Argentina cierra acuerdo histórico

12 June 2015 -- uni-americas

El gremio de bancarios en Argentina cerró un acuerdo con las entidades del sector privado que implica un aumento salarial del 33,6 por ciento. Este aumento es idéntico al logrado con el sector público, que fija un incremento del 27,8%. Uno de los logros es que reglamenta la participación en las ganancias, siendo la primera vez que el derecho a la participación en las ganancias se incorpora a un convenio colectivo.
 

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