• In Germany, workers and works councils’ meetings have been organised during three consecutive days.
• In Austria, workers’ assemblies took place in front of headquarters in Vienna.
• In Belgium as well as in Sweden, information meetings for workers have been organised during working hours in the different sites. Leaflets, pamphlets, badges and campaign material have been distributed.
• In Spain, workers rallied in front of the different EDS buildings for 15 minutes.
• In Italy, in the wake of the protest actions organised on 21 October, a two hour strike took place in the sites of Rome and Napoli. Flyers were also distributed to the population.
• In the United Kingdom, actions to raise workers and people’ awareness were undertaken outside the larger HP/EDS sites.
• In France, demonstrations took place in front of the buildings in most of the HP/EDS sites. In all EDS offices outside of Paris, a day or half a day of strike was organised.
• Signatures against management plans have been collected in several countries, amongst them Germany, Denmark, Switzerland and Hungary.
• In Italy and United Kingdom lobbying initiatives have been undertaken towards members of Parliament.

In the light of this successful European-width mobilisation the trade unions and workers’ representatives will meet shortly to discuss and prepare future actions.

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PRESS 31/2008

The EMF is the representative body defending the interests of workers in the European metal industry. The EMF has a mandate for the external representation and coordination of the metalworkers' unions and a mandate to engage in bargaining at European level.

UNI-Europa is the European trade union organisation for skills and services.

For further information please contact:

Editor, Peter Scherrer, EMF General Secretary

Isabelle Barthès, EMF Policy Advisor on Company Policy +32(0)2 227 10 12

Gerd Rohde, UNI-Europa + 41 (0)1 792 02 19 28