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2008
29.05.2008
UNI-Europa Commerce concerned about future labour relations as German
employers rock the foundations of the collective agreement system
06.02.2008
Mass mobilisation by French commerce trade unions to speed up collective
bargaining
2007 15.05.2007
UK
Finance Minister Gordon Brown praises Usdaw's work on social justice
12.03.2007
High Representative Christian Schwarz-Schilling wants social partners in
Bosnia and Herzegovina to be more involved - commerce could open the way
through branch agreement
26.02.2007
Sweden's commerce workers close ranks in defence against government's
social dismantling
13.02.2007
European commerce social partners want to end violence and abuse against
shopworkers - UNI Europa Commerce proposes European Framework Agreement
Joint statement on safer working and shopping environment December 2006
(PDF file)
2006
22.11.2006
US grocery
workers campaign for career jobs with affordable healthcare
15.11.2006
UNI Commerce
meeting in Nyon put focus on world-wide organising in multinationals
UNI
Commerce supports Australian trade union campaign for workers' rights -
statement from annual meeting
14.09.2006
Switzerland's Migros goes union-busting, concludes collective agreement
with itself, hits hard on maternity rights
11.09.2006
The flip side of the coin - lack of qualified workers make Copenhagen
employers use trainees as ordinary workforce
01.09.2006
British UNI Commerce affiliate Usdaw says new report
highlights 'epidemic' of violence in Britain's shops
20.07.2006
Austria's GPA calls for joint shop
stewards for shopping centres
19.07.2006
South African commerce union pickets the continent's largest retailer
Shoprite Checkers - shocking attitude, union says
Usdaw wants
maximum temperature limits for stores
Finnish union survey shows that immigrant
members have adapted well
(27.06.2003)
Immigrant workers join trade unions, Finnish UNI Commerce affiliate says
(27.06.2003)
16.06.2003
USDAW campaign
brings results: End in sight for Christmas trading
(16.06.2003)
02.06.2003
Why Usdaw wants you to have Freedom From Fear
- link to USDAW website article (02.06.2003)
30.05.2003
Violence against shop workers a major problem in Finland - no working alone in risk
stores, says PAM vice president Anssi Vuorio (30.05.2003)
28.05.2003
For me the commerce sector is the most important, Uni Europa Commerce president
Jörgen Hoppe says
(28.05.2003)
27.05.2003
UNI-Europa
Commerce Conference Conclusions (27.05.2003)
Speech by Kari Tapiola, Executive Director of ILO, at the UNI-Europa
Commerce Conference (27.05.2003)
USDAW's Freedom From Fear campaign was highlighted in the British Parliament
(27.05.2003)
USDAW Freedom From Fear - House of Commons transcript 14 May 2003
(27.05.2003)
09.05.2003
Usdaw speaks out against violence - shop workers have the right to freedom from fear
(09.05.2003)
08.05.2003
Policy paper for Stockholm sets an active role for UNI-Europa Commerce on core labour relations
(08.05.2003)
Taormina meeting calls for a stronger role for UNI-Europa Commerce
Taormina
Final Document English
07.03.2003
USDAW members unite to defeat racists
20.02.2003
Old-fashioned notions about 'women's work' are wrong - many suffer from back pain
13.02.2003
A
call centre does not have to be a sweatshop - USDAW concludes new partnership deal
21.01.2003
USDAW pressure makes learning at workplace easier for British workers
17.12.2002
USDAW
adds 10,000 members, passes 320,000 line
Demonstrations in Berlin - ver.di says no to longer
Saturday shop opening hours
21.11.2002
Important victory for Finnish commercial workers as collective agreement sets minimum hours for shifts
18.11.2002
USDAW welcomes clampdown on crime
13.11.2002
Slovenian commerce workers fight against Sunday opening
01.11.2002
Closer cooperation between UNI Commerce and UNI Youth - more attention needed for young workers' issues
25.10.2002
USDAW's John Hannett- Stop exploiting young people, raise minimum wages
22.08.2002
Court in the UK gave shopworker the right to refuse Sunday work
05.08.2002
USDAW is concerned over increasing violence against UK shop workers
08.07.2002
UNI-Europa Commerce Conference will be held in Stockholm, Sweden in May next year
01.07.2002
Commerce unions warn multinationals in Spain not to interfere in workplace elections
Speech in Madrid on trade union rights English by Jan Furstenborg, Head of UNI Commerce - UNI-Europa Commerce
23.06.2002
International Labour Conference calls for reducing poverty, creating jobs and improving health and safety at work
22.06.2002
UNI hosted SA8000 board meeting
05.06.2002
Retail industry does not train its women workers, European study says
03.06.2002
Central European commerce unions say EU enlargement must benefit shop workers
ILO Labour Conference opened today, will discuss informal sector, child labour, health and safety reporting
25.04.2002
UK Conservatives stopped Christmas closing, government will support strong code instead
04.04.2002
UFCW criticises Supreme Court decision, immigrant worker fired for union activity did not get right to back pay
GPA president says Sunday opening would be declaration of war
03.04.2002
Accident rates still unacceptable- New European Union health and safety strategy
New members through website - Sweden's HTF continues to grow
25.03.2002
UNI Commerce affiliates in the Mediterranean region want to develop European dimension
In Turkey, problems with Metro continue, organising campaign will be launched
08.03.2002
American study shows that unionised women earn more in retail trade
USDAW's Bill Connor asks Tony Blair to protect shopworkers' pensions
01.02.2002
UNI Commerce and Poland's Solidarnosc run
successful organising project
UNI Commerce launches organising project in Moscow
hypermarkets, together with Russian affiliate
11.01.2002
Swedish supermarket cashiers can now take a break every two hours
10.01.2002
European Commission signals increased competition between car dealers, but will consumers benefit?
14.12.2001
JAW says developments in Japanese car industry will impact on sales personnel
Metro Euro-Forum discussed technologies and work organisation
29.11.2001
Global labour relations in commerce take a big step forward as ILO forum meets in Geneva
UNI-Europa Commerce met in Nyon, organising in multinationals remains top priority
Ver.di says that Euro introduction can be too tough for shop workers
09.11.2001
UNI Commerce meeting in Madrid on trade union rights in multinationals in Spain
06.11.2001
Lord Davies of Coity will show the
way - House of Lords to debate Christmas trading
04.11.2001
Swedish commerce union wants regulated shop opening hours
16.10.2001
Put America back to work- UFCW calls for economic recovery programme and help to unemployed
UFCW critical against Bush plan - supports corporations, not working families
10.10.2001
Russian union leader says privatisation leads to massive violations of workers rights
EU steps up its fight against poverty and exclusion, issues report
UNI-Europa Commerce president discusses organising and multinationals in Nyon
08.10.2001
Corporate social responsibility and workers' rights to organise - a UNI Commerce document
The European Union will change its car sales regulations next
year - will dealerships survive?
USDAW general secretary says handicapped youngsters are exposed to exploitation, calls for minimum wage for young workers
01.10.2001
United States- UFCW locals support relief efforts
22.09.2001
Bosnian commercial workers elect first woman president
17.09.2001
JAW delegation discuss car sales with Uni Commerce
12.09.2001
UNI condemns attacks in New York, Washington DC and Pennsylvania
10.09.2001
High commerce profile at World Congress, Joe Hansen and Maj-Len Remahl to preside over Uni
28.08.2001
In Japan, Rengo calls on government to act on job losses
21.08.2001
Commercial Workers' Summit in Sydney next April will focus on organising in multinationals
16.08.2001
USDAW welcomes British government campaign to improve shop workers' security
13.08.2001
Japanese commercial workers pessimistic about the economy
18.07.2001
UFCW members tell politicians that USA needs ergonomics standards
17.07.2001
Japan's
commercial workers consolidate their structures
16.06.2001
UFCW: The best investment for a working woman is a union card
05.06.2001
Steering group meets in Vienna- Multinationals, social dialogue and EU-enlargement are Uni-Europa Commerce priorities
09.05.2001
Job cuts and less full timers in Japan's supermarkets
08.05.2001
JAW delegation in Paris - Japanese car salespersons are concerned about their future
25.03.2001
Spanish unions ask Uni Commerce to intervene in support of trade union rights in leading multinationals
E-commerce brings new challenges to commercial sales representatives
18.03.2001
Big differences between EU candidate countries, but general standards much lower
08.03.2001
The ugly face of the Bush administration- Congress majority kills ergonomics standard
07.03.2001
Uni-Africa Commerce was launched - focus on multinationals and informal sector
01.03.2001
UFCW will fight for workers' health- New US administration wants to kill ergonomics standards
28.02.2001
Japan's commerce trade unions face the challenges of change
26.02.2001
Uni Apro Commerce targets multinationals
09.02.2001
German government wants
to give more influence for shop stewards and works councils
08.02.2001
Commercial sales representatives will focus on social dialogue
E-Commerce and employment tops the Uni Apro Commerce agenda
29.01.2001
Uni Commerce and HTF discuss multinationals and social dialogue
22.12.2000
British and German commerce unions say stores should close on Christmas
15.12.2000
Difficult to be a trade union in Switzerland- Migros uses works councils to fight against demands for better pay
09.11.2000
UFCW project supports immigrant workers in the United States
06.11.2000
DAG calls on its members to demonstrate against racism and xenophobia
31.10.2000
UFCW project supports immigrant workers in the United States
05.10.2000
Commercial workers in Argentina warn that globalisation may increase welfare gaps
Spanish government wants to change opening hours, commercial workers announce strike
22.09.2000
Uni Commerce builds trade union networks in leading multinationals
18.09.2000
Twelve top challenges that influence the fight for economic and social justice in commerce
14.09.2000
Growing opposition in Germany against longer shop opening hours
Thai supermarkets introduce 24 hour trading
08.09.2000
Commerce trade unions will meet in Geneva- Mergers and e-commerce call for new organising approaches
August 2000 and
earlier
German states want longer shop opening hours, unions warn for hot autumn
United States- Grassroots UFCW activist has
nominated every Democratic presidential candidate since Kennedy
Cashier moms and the Latino vote are keys to the U.S. presidential elections - UFCW is their largest organisation
German project will help commerce trade unions to influence changes in working life
Our e-mail address is: jan.furstenborg@union-network.org
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