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In the News (Sun 20 Dec 09)

  
  Connect in Vodafone
Connect has made it clear to the company that this is completely unacceptable and will be raising this in the strongest terms in the discussions within the RO bargaining unit.
Connect and our members in Regional Operations will be working together to ensure that meaningful consultation with the aim of reaching agreement between the union and the company is at the heart of what we do over the coming weeks.
Connect is the trade union for professionals in communications.
connectinvodafone.blogspot.com   (2802 words)

  
  Trades Union Congress - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Trade Unions Congress (TUC) is a federation of trade unions in the United Kingdom, representing the majority of labour unions.
The leading member unions of the TUC formed and still largely fund the British Labour Party, but there is no formal link between the TUC and the party.
Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians (UCATT) [48]
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Trade_Union_Congress   (396 words)

  
 Tagish's Directory of UK Staff, Trade and Professional Associations, Trades Unions and related organisations   (Site not responding. Last check: )
A strong trade association is the stable force at the heart of a competitive and liberalised industry.
The union today is the sum of a number of mergers of longstanding trades unions covering several production and service sectors and trades.
It's run by nurses for nurses, is the fastest growing trade union in the UK, is the second largest outside the Trades Union Congress and one of only four trade union in the country with a woman as General Secretary.
www.tagish.co.uk /tagish/links/union.htm   (2532 words)

  
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When a trade union is established it shall inform the government body or organization concerned in order that official relations may be established.Obstruction and violation of the principles of voluntary recruitment to the organization and operation of a trade union and discriminatory treatment of workers who join and participate in a trade union are prohibited.
A trade union shall, within the limits of its function, exercise its power to control the activ ities of bodies, units and organizations in accordance with the provisions of the law.
A trade union shall be entitled to request that State bodies or courts prosecute persons responsible for labour accidents in accordance with the provisions of the l aw.
park.org /Thailand/MoreAboutAsia/vninfo/docs/t26.html   (2223 words)

  
 Stop the BNP
CONNECT is the trade union for workers in telecommunications, information technology and related industries and Adrian Askew was elected as its General Secretary less than a year ago.
Trade unions, he also acknowledges, have allowed local organisation to wither on the vine.
He is strongly opposed to fascist membership of trade unions and declares, "if we found we had a fascist in our union I would recommend to my EC that they be expelled, with or without backing from the law".
www.stopthebnp.org.uk /index.php?location=election&link=TU22.htm   (1024 words)

  
 Trade Union Report
Whilst we are still primarily at the stage of being a socialist opposition force in the unions, we play a pivotal role in broader left formations in some unions, and also hold several key union positions of leadership at branch and Scottish level.
SSP Trade Union Groups are not full-blown branches, nor are they secretive caucuses, but a more open gathering of SSP members which sometimes throws its doors wide open to attract fellow workers on concrete industrial-political issues.
Through the SSP Trade Union Groups we are dealing with detailed tactics on the political fund debates in unions such as UNISON and CWU, and in a different form EIS and PCS (neither have political funds).
www.scottishsocialistparty.org /conference/turep.html   (2667 words)

  
 Untitled Document
The TURCs will be opened in key countries where trade union rights are most at risk or where unions lack the capacity to produce independent analysis and research on legal and organisational issues.
Speaking on 4 November 2005 at a round-table meeting to discuss the TURC project ICTUR President and President of the Australian Council of Trade Unions Sharan Burrow said: "the work of ICTUR's lawyers was very valuable to the unions in Australia when industrial relations law came under attack from the conservative government.
Soraya Gutierrez, President of the CAJAR lawyers' collective in Colombia said: "Opening a Trade Union Rights Unit at CAJAR will help us to challenge impunity and to seek and guarantee the rights to truth, justice and compensation for trade unionists and their families who are the victims of human rights violations".
www.ictur.labournet.org /TURC.htm   (594 words)

  
 Denmark - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Skåneland was lost to Sweden in the Treaty of Roskilde in 1658 and the Denmark-Norway union was dissolved by the Treaty of Kiel in 1814, when Norway entered a new union with Sweden, which lasted until 1905.
Many of the larger islands are connected by bridges; the Øresund Bridge connects Zealand with Sweden, the Great Belt Bridge connects Funen with Zealand, and the Little Belt Bridge connects Jutland with Funen.
Relationships between unions and employers are cooperative: unions have a day-to-day role in managing the workplace, and their representatives sit on most companies' board of directors.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Denmark   (3503 words)

  
 Politics | The state of the union
As part of her trade union job, she works to try to convince other members of ethnic minorities and young people throughout Lancashire that joining a trade union is worth their while.
Another major change underway in the union movement involves the relationship between union and employer, where closer ties are being forged on the basis of a central mutual interest: the business's viability.
Senior union leaders are attempting to confront just such issues and to emphasise co-operation among unions instead of competition "for that kind of bigger cause", O'Grady says.
politics.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4930807-110827,00.html   (1121 words)

  
 About Trade Unions - Australian Council of Trade Unions
Legislation had existed in Britain that outlawed unions, similar in intent to the Masters and Servants Act, until the passing of the Trade Union Act in 1871.
Penal powers over unions give "teeth to the Act", allowing heavy fines and jail sentences to be applied to unions, officials and members who participate in industrial action.
Unions became involved in tripartite processes and significant changes were made to industrial relations legislation.
www.memberconnect.com.au /AboutACTU/abouttradeunions/default.aspx   (1875 words)

  
 TUTC - Trade Union Training Committee 2001
Courses which are aimed at strengthening trade union training capacity in the area of ILS and the Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work and its Follow up (in particular on freedom of association and collective bargaining).
Courses which are aimed at strengthening trade union training capacity in the area of training methodologies for face to face/distance education and application of information technologies to trade unions.
The follow-up and evaluation seminars were therefore aimed at an appreciation of the extent to which the trade union organizations represented at the seminar have adopted and implemented the participants’ work plans in their operations.
www.itcilo.it /actrav/english/residential/tutc2001/residential_TUTC2001.html   (8370 words)

  
 SEE Youth Network - activities
The trade union youth representatives from the two countries expressed their will and interest to take part in the work of the network.
Trade Unions have to make all efforts to be taken seriously in the creation of national action plans on employment.
The most recent discussion between the unions, employers and Government in the SEE on the question of minimum wages show that some Governments try to introduce Laws on wages in the public sector, which would mean that the unions would loose their role.
www.seeyouth.org /pages/conferences/first.htm   (3607 words)

  
 FES: International Development Cooperation
Enlarging trade union organization and adapting their internal structures continue to be on their agenda.
The following topics are addressed: economic policy of trade unions in the context of structural changes in the economy; respect for human and trade union rights; improving safety and accident prevention at work; labour legislation, mobilization of members and strengthening of the decision-making and administrative structures of trade unions.
CUT was established in 1983 as the umbrella for autonomous and authentic trade unions, as opposed to the old aligned trade unions.
www.fes.de /interntl/brosch/coop.html   (752 words)

  
 Hans-Böckler-Stiftung   
Currently, he is employed full-time as a Researcher for Connect, a UK trade union organising professional employees in the communications industry.
More recently, and building also on his experience with applying similar programmes in the UK with his trade union employer Connect, he has also been engaged in conducting trade union audits as a means of testing and analysing the structures of union organisations in the south-east Europe region.
Audits can provide a foundation for trade unions to understand and interpret where they are in terms of their strategic direction and in what they need to do to deal most effectively with the problems that they face.
www.boeckler.de /cps/rde/xchg/SID-3D0AB75D-F21E9C78/hbs/hs.xsl/179_22006.html   (311 words)

  
 UNI Telecom : Vodafone signs union recognition deal in the UK
The agreement, which gives formal union rights to hundreds of Vodafone employees, marks the first time the company has recognised a British trade union.
The deal will be welcomed by the wider trade union movement as a demonstration that unions can develop in private sector companies with no previous experience of formal union relationships.
The union will now have the formal right to negotiate on behalf of its members in this part of the company on issues such as pay, holiday and the hours people work.
www.union-network.org /UNITelecom.nsf/0/165AD5C698768F49C1257371004D998A?OpenDocument   (319 words)

  
 : Agreements AG819477 Connect Credit Union of Tasmania Enterprise Agreement 2002   (Site not responding. Last check: )
CONNECT shall make available a total pool of 10 days paid leave per annum for staff who are members of the Finance Sector Union to attend Trade Union Training Courses conducted or sponsored by Trade Union Training Australia Inc. or the FSU.
CONNECT must be able to make adequate staffing arrangements during the period of such leave.
A Union representative shall be a duly accredited representative of the Union if the representative holds either a certificate to that effect signed by the National Secretary, and bearing the seal of the FSU, or an appropriate permit issued by the Industrial Registrar.
www.wagenet.gov.au /WageNet/Search/view.asp?docid=179860&query=&page=8&quickview=Y   (917 words)

  
 Trade Unions Regional, Directory   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union Union representing workers in the baking industry or allied trades, with information on health and safety, training and newsletter.
United Road Transport Union Union representing professional drivers in general haulage, parcels, tankers, tippers and distribution.
The Alliance for Health Professionals Trade union federation formed by the British Dietetic Association, Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, British Orthoptic Society, Federation of Clinical Scientists, Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists and the Society of Radiographers.
www.wacofdn.org /d2RjXzUyOTI0.aspx   (960 words)

  
 Trades Union Congress: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Connect (Connect is a british trade union representing workers in the communications industry....)
National Union of Journalists (The national union of journalists (nuj) is a trade union for journalists in britain and ireland....)
National Union of Mineworkers (The national union of mineworkers is a trade union for coal miners in the united kingdom....)
www.absoluteastronomy.com /ref/trades_union_congress   (1538 words)

  
 Connect World - Global Themes - Trade - Trade liberalisation-Why now
Trade liberalisation at all levels (multilateral, minilateral and unilateral) has proceeded apace and the remit of the WTO has broadened to include new issues such as intellectual property rights, trade in services, investment and competition policy.
Importantly for low income countries agriculture is being brought into multilateral trade liberalisation Increasingly globalisation and liberalisation over the past 25 years have seen expanding flows of trade, technology, capital and foreign direct investment between countries in both developed and developing countries.
Although much attention has recently been given to evaluating empirical evidence on the relationship between trade, economic growth and poverty, the simple fact is that the body of rigorous research carried out to date is not substantial given the magnitude of the questions to be addressed.
www.connect-world.net /Global_Themes/Trade/Trade_liberalisation-Why_now.html   (716 words)

  
 UNI Telecom : UK: Connect wins Vodafone recognition
The union has also submitted a further claim for recognition that would cover similar workers in the South of England.
Connect’s General Secretary, Adrian Askew, said: “This is a landmark victory for our members in Vodafone, and it is a tribute to how they have come together to demand a say in their working lives.
Our membership growth in the company has shown that even in the biggest of blue-chip companies, employees understand that trade unions are still the only way to secure a truly independent voice.
www.uniglobalunion.org /UNITelecom.nsf/0/200707_EN_0B   (331 words)

  
 The Creation Of The E-Union
This means that trade unions have not simply to use computers to assist certain activities, but to put the Internet at the centre of their purpose and strategy.
The communications union Connect has the e-mail addresses of some 80% of its membership which is unusally technical and professional, but currently most British unions only know the addresses of a small fraction of their membership.
Increasingly, union members do not identify with the union as a whole or even the local branch, but with members in the same company or employment unit and what they would really like is information from the union which is specifically targeted to their place of work delivered in timely and accessible way.
www.rogerdarlington.co.uk /E-union.html   (4797 words)

  
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Union Companions are union member employees accredited to accompany member colleagues at disciplinary and grievance hearings.
Unions in T-Mobile and T-Mobile have a joint commitment to ensure that bullying, harassment, discrimination or intimidation from any quarter is completely inappropriate and unacceptable.
In the case of a trade union representative, their trade union must certify he/she that he/she has experience of, or have received training in, acting as a workers companion at disciplinary or grievance hearings.
www.connectuk.org /docimages/3066.doc   (2341 words)

  
 Trades Union Congress - Connect - Organiser post, based in Birmingham   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Connect is the union for professionals working in the communications industry.
We’re looking for someone to work with local branches where the union is recognised and also to build membership and organisation in greenfield areas.
Connect seeks to be an equal opportunities employer.
www.tuc.org.uk /organisation/tuc-9913-f0.cfm   (272 words)

  
 Trade Development Alliance of Greater Seattle :: Membership Benefits
Access to outbound business and trade missions accompanied by high-level representatives from this region, including invitations to participate in exclusive VIP outbound missions (as opportunities arise).
Featured appearance on the Trade Alliance website, which receives more than 120,000 unique visitors each year, including our online Greater Seattle Business Directory, Export Resource Guide, and Business Trip Guide to Greater Seattle.
Quarterly newsletter, Crossroads, (in which you are listed) sent to you and up to four of your colleagues.
www.seattletradealliance.com /membership/membership-benefits.php   (406 words)

  
 Untitled Document
The TURCs have been established in key countries where trade union rights are most at risk or where unions lack the capacity to produce independent analysis and research on legal and organisational issues.
Speaking on 4 November 2005 at a round-table meeting to discuss the TURC project ICTUR President and President of the Australian Council of Trade Unions Sharan Burrow said: "the work of ICTUR's lawyers was very valuable to the unions in Australia when industrial relations law came under attack from the conservative government.
Soraya Gutierrez, President of the CAJAR lawyers' collective in Colombia said: "The Trade Union Rights Unit at CAJAR will help us to challenge impunity and to seek and guarantee the rights to truth, justice and compensation for trade unionists and their families who are the victims of human rights violations".
www.ictur.org /TURC.htm   (608 words)

  
 First Trade Union Bank   (Site not responding. Last check: )
First Trade Union Bank will make reasonable efforts to see that the transactions initiated between First Trade Union Bank accounts through the Online Banking on a business day are posted to your account on that day.
When you leave First Trade Union Bank's website and enter an external website that is not hosted by First Trade Union Bank you will no longer be subject to, or under the protection of, the privacy and security policies of First Trade Union Bank's website.
First Trade Union Bank is not liable for information, content or transactions, nor does it guarantee the services provided at other sites.
www.ftub.com /aboutus/third_party.html   (3641 words)

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