Bargaining strategies to combat precarious work24 June, 2014IndustriALL is launching a new publication to promote the use of collective bargaining strategies as essential tools in the fight against precarious work
Bargaining strategies to combat precarious work24 June, 2014IndustriALL is launching a new publication to promote the use of collective bargaining strategies as essential tools in the fight against precarious work
Unions seek deferral of Brazil Mining Code18 June, 2014The issue of sustainability is at the heart of efforts on the part of Brazilian unions to halt the adoption of a controversial new mining law pending a process of public consultation. Brazilian unions as well social and environmental groups are united in their attempt to postpone the vote on the mining code, which they say lacks legitimacy.
Профсоюзы Бразилии добиваются отсрочки принятия горнодобывающего кодекса18 June, 2014В основе усилий бразильских профсоюзов, направленных на предотвращение принятия нового спорного закона, регулирующего работу горнодобывающей промышленности, который находится сейчас в стадии ожидания процесса консультаций с общественностью, лежит вопрос устойчивого развития отрасли. Бразильские профсоюзы, социальные и экологические группы объединяют силы, пытаясь отложить голосование по горнодобывающему кодексу, которому, как они считают, не хватает легитимности.
Les syndicats recherchent un ajournement du Code minier au Brésil18 June, 2014La question de la viabilité est au cœur des efforts déployés par les syndicats brésiliens pour arrêter l’adoption d’une nouvelle loi controversée sur l’exploitation minière, dans l’attente d’une procédure de consultation publique. Les syndicats brésiliens, ainsi que des groupes sociaux et environnementaux, sont unis pour tenter de reporter le vote sur le code minier, lequel manque, selon eux, de légitimité.
Unions seek deferral of Brazil Mining Code18 June, 2014The issue of sustainability is at the heart of efforts on the part of Brazilian unions to halt the adoption of a controversial new mining law pending a process of public consultation. Brazilian unions as well social and environmental groups are united in their attempt to postpone the vote on the mining code, which they say lacks legitimacy.
Standing up for safe working conditions16 June, 2014Workers at Huhtamaki’s plant in Commerce, California, have asked management to “engage in a good faith dialogue” about working conditions in the plant. Temperatures can reach 100 degrees F or more, and workers are subject to a disciplinary system they say management uses “only as a tool to punish workers.”
Standing up for safe working conditions16 June, 2014Workers at Huhtamaki’s plant in Commerce, California, have asked management to “engage in a good faith dialogue” about working conditions in the plant. Temperatures can reach 100 degrees F or more, and workers are subject to a disciplinary system they say management uses “only as a tool to punish workers.”
In the U.S., Huhtamaki Takes the Low Road14 May, 2014A new report on Huhtamaki, a Finnish packaging company, reveals how the company’s expansion strategy in the U.S. is creating low-wage, precarious employment while threatening the job security and living standards of unionized employees.
