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Global
campaign brings results:
Brylane workers
in Indiana get right to join union
The workers at two Brylane
distribution centres in Indiana, the United States, can now freely sign
up for union membership. An agreement between the American textile
workers' union Unite and the US subsidiary of French commerce
multinational Pinault-Printemps-Redoute (PPR) calls for a card/ballot
count before the end of this month. Before that, Unite can conduct a two
week organising campaign, from 9 to 23 January.
The agreement between
Brylane and Unite ends a long trade union campaign in support of the
Brylane workers. UNI Commerce was actively involved in this action,
together with its affiliates in France and other countries. Full
story (8 January 2003)
Usdaw
breaks 100,000 barrier at Tesco
Shopworkers’
union Usdaw has broken through the 100,000 members barrier at Tesco.
Deputy General Secretary John Hannett said: “We’re delighted with
this breakthrough. Our shopfloor reps and officials are doing a
fantastic job, and with the excellent recruitment facilities provided by
Tesco, our strategy is paying high dividends. Full
story (5 October 2002)
Spanish commerce unions
campaign for trade union rights in multinationals
Together with UNI Commerce, the two
Spanish trade unions FECOHT-CCOO and FETCHTJ-UGT have warned the
management of a number of multinationals not to get involved in the
run-up to workplace elections later this year. Some of these companies,
including Carrefour and Metro/Makro have an appalling track record of
improper involvement in trade union activities in Spain. Full
story (28.09.2002)
Membership now
recovered from Thatcher years:
USDAW's organising efforts bear fruit
The long decline in trade
union membership has been “well and truly” reversed, says USDAW
general secretary Bill Connor. For the first time in a decade, the union
membership has topped 314,000, which Connor describes as a
“significant milestone” in the union’s recovery. Full
story (5 June 2002)
UNI Commerce discussed
multinationals:
It is all
about organising and collective bargaining, Sydney Summit said
UNI Commerce will now step up its
organising and trade union recognition work in the leading global
retailers and wholesalers. World-wide cooperation and campaigning will
ensure a trade union presence, which allows workers to seek decent
wages, job security and good conditions.
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Joe
de Bruyn, national secretary of SDA and president of UNI Apro, was
the host of the Third Commercial Workers' Summit.
Full
story (23 April 2002) |
In Turkey, problems
with Metro continue:
UNI Commerce
and Ver.di will launch organising campaign with Tez-Koop-Is
Workers'
rights violations continue to be a major problem in Metro Cash
& Carry in Turkey. A systematic union busting campaign by
local management has caused organising rates to drop under the
level, which forces an enterprise to recognise a trade union. UNI
Commerce plans an organising campaign, supported by Ver.di.
Full
story (25 March 2002)
Growing membership in
leading multinationals:
Uni Commerce and Poland's Solidarnosc work together on trade union
organising
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The joint UNI Commerce
- Solidarnosc organising project in multinationals is bearing
fruit. In two years, the Polish trade union movement has
established a solid foothold in the large and growing hypermarket
industry.
Full
story (1 February 2002) |
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