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UNI Med Finance General Conference
New Presidency and Management Board elected during the meeting held on Rhodes on June 10th - 11th
UNI Med Finance 2019 meeting - Rhodes
The 2019 UNI Med Finance, General Conference and steering Board meeting will be held in Rhodes (GR) from June 10th to June 11th
UNI Med Finance joint meeting with NFU
UNI Med Finance management board members will meet with Nordic Finance Union (NFU) representatives on February 19th 2019 in Rome.
Unicredit: global agreement on labour rights signed by trade unions
UniCredit signs global agreement ensuring labour rights, discrimination-free workplaces, and responsible sales practices for its 147,000 employees worldwide
Digitalisation in the services industry
The final project Conference on the challenges of digitalisation in the services industry took place Warsaw
UNI Med General Conference 2018
The annual UNI Med Finance General conference will take place in Lisbon (PT) from November 19th to November 20th
Solidarity with our brothers and sisters from BBVA in Paraguay
FABI express his concerns for the non-recognition of the Workers Union of BBVA Paraguay as a Trade Union organization
Ten Years After: Report and Global Day of Action against Business as Usual
Finance Watch published a comprehensive assessment of post-crisis financial regulation in Europe
Impact of banking regulation on employment
European Commission-funded report presented for the first time at the European Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee in Banking, analyses data that show since the 2007-2008 financial crisis. The study calculated a drop of 444,200 employees in the EU.
Finance Watch: Parliament compromises on bank safety
The ECON Committee of the European Parliament adopted a compromise on the Banking Package that contains moves to deregulation
Finance Watch: Making finance serve all
European Financial Inclusion Network members join Finance Watch
Digitalization of the Economy and impact on labour market
UNI Europa’s plan to harness the impact of digitalisation in the services industry unveiled in high-level conference
Finance Watch publishes Annual Report 2017
The 2017 Report describes Finance Watch activities and plans to promote the public interest in financial reform in Europe
UNI Europa: the reality of Belgian bank KBC in the Czech Republic
KBC employees in the Czech Republic call on KBC to reaffirm its commitment to collective bargaining,
Sustainable Finance: EU becomes a global leader, but trillions unlikely to shift
Finance Watch welcomes the publication of the European Commission’s Action Plan Financing Sustainable Growth
XXI FABI NATIONAL CONGRESS
FABI, the most important Trade Union in the banking sector in Italy, celebrated in Rome his XXI National Congress from march 5th to march 9th
Santander takes step towards a fair wage in the U.S
Banco Santander workers in the United States won another battle in their campaign to make the bank’s American subsidiary a responsible employer
UNI Europa supports Finnish Trade Unions
UNI Europa Finance and its member unions all over Europe, fully support Trade Unions Pro and Nousu in the ongoing conflict and strike in the financial sector in Finland
UNI Global Union - December news
Headline news from UNI Global Union - Activities on December 2017
Finance Watch and BETTER FINANCE comment on Corporate Bond report by EC Expert Group
Finance Watch and BETTER FINANCE published their comments on last Monday’s final report by the European Commission’s Expert Group on Corporate Bonds
UNI Global Banking, Insurance & Finance Unions’ meeting held in Valletta
Over 40 delegates from 14 countries emanating belonging to Banking and Finance Unions of UNI Global union - MENA Area, gathered in Valletta, Malta hosted by MUBE
Czech finance sector: employers refuse real negotiations
Czech Republic Trade Unions towards a stike as employers in the Finance sector have unilaterally decided to not negotiate at sectoral level anymore
Finance Watch : Too-big-to-regulate
A new statement released by Finance Watch about the "EU’s bank structural reform proposal" - BSR
UNI Europa Newsletter - September 2017
On the monthly newsletter from UNI Europa: Youth Conference, The Digital Agenda, "End of Corporate Greed" event, and more...
UNI Europa on Junker, State of the Union, speech
As President of the European Commission, Juncker, sets sail towards a more social Europe, Trade Unions keep watch in unsure waters
Spanish Government reply to UMF President
Following a letter from UMF President, Mauro Bossola, the Spanish Government has sent an important reply
Eurostat on EU unemployment
The euro area unemployment rate was 9.3% in May 2017, stable compared to April 2017 and down from 10.2% in May 2016. It is the lowest rate recorded in the euro area since March 2009
UNI Europa “Call on Slovak Banking Association to return to the negotiation table”
Declaration of UNI Europa Finance who participated at the workshop “Collective bargaining” that took place in Bratislava on 11-12 June 2017, in the frame of the joint project of ITC-ILO and UNI Europa Finance
Finance Watch comments on Pan-European Personal Pension proposal
Finance Watch welcomes the Commission’s proposal for a regulation that sets out common principles for a Pan-European Personal Pension (PEPP) product
Right to strike: UNI Med Finance, writes to Spain Prime Minister
UNI MED finance wrote to the Spanish Prime Minister in defence of two Spanish Trade Unionists that are in trial, risking a jail sentence for having organized a strike
UNI Med Finance, first General Conference
On may 29 and 30 was held in Palermo (ITA) the first UNI Med Finance General Conference, after the birth of the new organism occurred in Cyprus on May 31st 2016
Finance watch on CMU Mid-term review
EU Commission should resist deregulation, be bold on sustainability
Finance Watch comments on the STS Securitisation agreement
STS Securitisation is not simple and will need careful monitoring to avoid past mistakes
Italian Trade Unions signed the agreement with ABI on Sales
Italian UNI Finance affiliated trade unions reached an agreement with the Italian Banking Association (ABI) on sales policies and work organisation
Eurostat on EU unemployment
The euro area unemployment rate is 9.5%, the highest youth unemployment rate are recorded in Greece (48.0%) , Spain (40.5%) and Italy (34.1%).
Making It Happen - the Future World of Work, goes online
Following the 2016 UNI World Executive Board’s decisions to go full in on the studies on the digital economy, the new website is a window to the wider world.
UNI GLOBAL UNION: join the 8th March Campaign
UNI Global Union, launch a global campaign on Social Media to fight for equality, for justice, for a decent life for all women and for all society
Italian Trade Unions signed the agreement with ABI on Sales Policies
Agreement reached by Italian Social Partners on Sales Policies and Work Organization in the Financial Sector
UNI GLOBAL UNION: The digital economy and the future world of work
Under the moderation of Nomia Iqbal from the BBC, five high-level experts discussed a range of topics related to the digital economy and the future world of work (FWoW). We present a document made by the World Executive Board (WEB).
UNI Med Finance, first Management Board Meeting
On november 3rd was held in Athens the first UNI Med Finance Management Board meeting, after the birth of the new organism occurred in Cyprus on May 31st
UNI Med Finance, new Management Board
The first Conference of the new organism among UNI Europa was held in Cyprus on 30-31 may 2016.
UNI Europa Finance: Digitalization impact on Insurance Sector
UNI Europa Finance signed a declaration on digitalization, with Insurance sector employe
The Union Council elects President and Vice President of NFU
Michael Budolfsen was re-elected as President and Pål Adrian Hellman elected as new Vice President by the NFU Union Council on October 13th 2016.
Hearing on the IDD Guidelines
On the 23rd of September EIOPA (European Insurance and occupational pensions authority) held a public hearing in Frankfurt on the new proposed guidelines for insurance sales in Europe.
Brexit and the future of Europe
What a way to unwind for summer: Britain is leaving the European Union and making world history in so doing. What will the consequences for European financial markets and economies be? Let us start with seeing when and how the UK actually leaves. When (if) they do there are some potential reflections to be made.