Labour related news
Hearing: "Flexicurity and restructuring"
Hearing "Flexicurity and restructuring" organised by the European Economic and Social Committee; 7 July 2009, Stockholm
Summer College in Cyprus 2009
The Education Department of the European Trade Union Institute will organise a joint course with with the European Metalworkers’ Federation Collective bargaining Summer school which will be held from 13 to 16 September 2009 in Protaras-Paralimni, Cyprus.
6th EMF Collective Bargaining Policy Conference
“Jobs, Rights and Collective Bargaining”
Tuesday 17th & Wednesday 18th November
Hotel Velada, Madrid
EMF Film "Mittal's Gain, Workers' Pain" opens this years Geneva Labour Film Shorts film festival
The third annual Geneva Labour Film Shorts film festival on 16 June features films by, for, and about unions and working people. Spanning the globe, fourteen films will be presented addressing key issues facing unions such as organising, corporate greed, precarious work, and equality for all workers.
GMB Congress, Blackpool
GMB CONGRESS 2009 WINTER GARDENS BLACKPOOL SUNDAY 14th TO WEDNESDAY 17TH JUNE 2009
More than 500 GMB delegates representing over 611,000 GMB members, with guests, exhibitors and visitors from all over the UK will attend the GMB Annual Congress 2009 in Blackpool from Sunday 14th to Wednesday 17th June this year.
Over the course of four days they will debate 250 motions, receive reports from guest speakers and debate special reports prepared for the Congress. In addition there will be a range of fringe meetings. The head quarters hotel is the Imperial Hotel, Blackpool.
Support for the strike of EDS-OS workers (Germany)
At the beginning of December 2008, management was asked to enter into negotiations in respect of a collective agreement for EDS-OS covering the following three main issues:
IMF Congress 2009
Nearly 800 Metalworkers from different countries of the world are going to participate in the 32nd IMF World Congress taking place in Gothenburg, Sweden, May 24th – 28th.
Link to website.
Articles from the Congress are published below.
The Paris Declaration of the ETUC 28 May 2009
Europe is now at crossroads. Europe is facing the return of mass unemployment. The coming year will see job destruction on a scale unprecedented since the 1930’s yet so far the response of the authorities (both European and national) has not been adequate to meet the size of the problem... (full text below)
European Days of Action
European Days of Action on 14, 15 and 16 May.
The crisis and its disastrous effects on thousands of people have triggered social discontent that is finding expression mainly in protest movements (Greece, Latvia, Iceland, France, Ireland, etc.).
The ETUC is supporting the demonstrations that will be held in the context of the European Action Days:
- Madrid, Spain, on 14 May 2009;
- Brussels, Belgium, on 15 May 2009;
- Berlin, Germany, and Prague, Czech Republic, on 16 May 2009.
Pictures from Brussels now available here and in the database for download.
Demonstration in Austria on 13 May
On 13 May a large demonstration is taking place organised by five Austrian trade unions.
The demonstration is a result of no progress in diverse collective bargainings.
15.000 people are expected to take part in this demonstration, which aims to receive fair income and fair bargaining processes.
EMF call for solidarity with Turkish workers in their May Day action
The European Metalworkers’ Federation fully supports the May Day action which will take place in the Taksim Square in Istanbul, and would like to express firm solidarity with the Turkish workers and their struggle to create a democratic country where workers’ rights and trade union freedom are in place and respected.
International Workers' Memorial Day
28 April - 14th International Workers' Memorial Day - a remembrance day for dead and injured workers and World Day for Health & Safety at Work
More information here on the ETUI website
Pressemitteilung ThyssenKrupp
Gemeinsame Pressemitteilung des Konzernbetriebsrates ThyssenKrupp und der IG Metall zum geplanten Umbau des Konzerns.
General Workers Union in Malta needs support
After a conciliation meeting held this morning between the Malta Freeport and the GWU chaired by the Minister of Social Policy, an agreement was finally reached.
EMF call for solidarity with Hungarian colleagues
The EMF expresses its full solidarity and support with the Hungarian Trade Union Confederations, which are organising a big demonstration on 18 April in front of the Parliament in Budapest on the occasion of the economic crisis and its severe impact on Hungarian manufacturing industries.
Joint EMF and IMF campaign for Turkish Sinter Metal workers
As violations of workers’ and trade union rights at Sinter Metal Company in the Dudullu Organized Industrial Zone in Turkey have now been going on for over three months, the European Metalworkers’ Federation and the International Metalworkers’ Federation jointly protested against management and called on their affiliates to support the Turkish workers in their demands.
Automobil- und Zuliefererkonferenz
Mit mehr als 750 000 Beschäftigten ist die Automobil- und Zulieferindustrie in Deutschland eine der bedeutendsten Industriezweige.
Die Automobil- und Zuliefererkonferenz von IG Metall und Hans-Böckler-Stiftung macht daher die Zukunftsperspektiven der Branche zum Thema.
Problem at ArcelorMittal in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dear colleagues,
We would like to inform you that we in Bosnia and Herzegovina also have a lot of problems in our ArcelorMittal in Zenica.
We had protests in period from April, 2 to April, 6 2009 in Zenica in front of company.
We do not agree wtih CEO decision from March, 27 2009
“Make and break promises” - Demonstration
IG Metall is calling for a demonstration against planned ThyssenKrupp Group restructuring and forced redundancies. The event will take place in Duisburg, Germany 6th April 2009
Call for support and solidarity with workers at Kremikovtzi
Unfortunately I should inform you again that from 1st April the Kremikovtzi workers have renewed their protest actions in the centre of Sofia.
Trade Union coordination meeting on Philips
In a lively debate, participants concluded that the ongoing restructuring in the company is destroying jobs within Philips overall and within lighting in Europe in particular. They evaluated the influence of trade unions and works councils on the latest restructuring within the company and the quality of the social dialogue on the whole.
Put People First March
On 28th March thousands will march through London as part of a global campaign to challenge the G20, ahead of their 2nd April summit on the global financial crisis.
Call for solidarity with employees at Indesit
We stand in solidarity with your needs, demands and protests in order to prevent the closure of the plants in None (Italy) and Kinmel Park (UK).
Joint Action Day for workers in the IT sector, 19th March, France
« A nous la crise, à eux les profits, ça suffit »
"Our crisis, their profits: enough is enough"
Trade union federations representing workers from Bull and Ilog and other IT companies across France decided to join workers from HP, EDS and IBM and take to the streets under the joint slogan.
Precarious work = Precarious lives
How women’s precarious employment impacts on families and communities
18 March 2009
Utbildning rustar industrin mot krisen
In Swedish only. "Education equips the industry to manage the cisis"
French Unions Call Workers Out on Strike 19 March
From ICEM Newsletter InBrief 9 March 2009.
French trade unions confirmed in late February that they will issue a call for a day of mobilization on Thursday, 19 March, “resulting in strikes and demonstrations throughout the country.” The joint statement was made by members of the Inter-Eight group at CFTC headquarters.
Warsaw aerospace and defence demonstration
On 6 March there will be a demonstration In Warsaw prepared by the national defence and aerospace sections. The demonstration is against the crisis In the armament industry and because of budget restrictions in this sector.
FIAT- POMIGLIANO D’ARCO COMPLETLY BLOCKED
FIAT- POMIGLIANO D’ARCO COMPLETLY BLOCKED TODAY
HIGH PARTICIPATION OF THE WHOLE TOWN IN THE TRADE UNION DEMONSTRATION TO SAFEGUARD THE AUTOMOTIVE PLANT
Fim-fiom-uilm held a 4-hour general strike today in all the metalworking plants in Pomigliano d’Arco (Naples). All the plants have been blocked by the strike but the demonstration has turned into a collective local response to the crisis, especially for the FIAT plant.
Flash news
Joint UNI-Europa & EMF Blog on HP/EDS
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