News from the affiliated organisations
Please contact Caroline Jacobsson if you would like to add any events.
GSM Nezavisnost Congress on 18-19 September
The slogan of VI Congress of GSM ‘’Nezavisnost’’ (Serbia) adopted.
"We know the way"
More information on the GSM website. Text in English available.
Strike in Greece after the death and injury of several shipyard workers
The Greek metalworkers union, POEM, carried out a three hour strike on 28 July in order to express the anger and indignation of all Greek metalworkers over the death of eight and injury of four workers at a shipyard in Perama, Pireus on 24 July.
Workers' protest in Sarajevo
We have been informed by our affiliate SMBiH, the Union of Independent Trade Unions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, that they are organising a public protest to be held on 25th June 2008 in front of the Federal Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Workers demand to define the minimum price of work per hour as it is prescribed in the Collective Agreement of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, to ensure retraining for all workers who lost their jobs in the privatisation process, as well as to revise the Act of Privatisation.
Strike to be organised in the Czech Republic on 24 June
Information also in German
Erklärung des Gewerkschaftstags von ČMKOS vom 20.5.2008
Background papers linked with the planned Warning Strike in Czech Republic - 24.6.2008.
National strike of the Italian trade unions for safety at work
The three Italian trade unions went on strike on 17th June to protest against the increasingly unsafe conditions at work. “There are too many accidents, too many deaths occurring at the work place; this has to stop!” declared the trade unions, “the companies have to accept their responsibilities!”
1 hour national strike all the metalworkers
1 hour metalworker national strike on working health and safety
17 June 2008 from 11 to 12
Declared by Fim-Cisl, Fiom-Cgil, Uilm-uil
Italy
Attached: communication signed by FIM-FIOM-UILM General Secretaries about the metalworkers national strike on working health and safety.
Turkish unions on strike on 16 June against work-related accidents
Turkish unions are on strike today against work-related accidents.
“World Young Workers’ Festival/Turkey”
Kemal Türkler Education Facilities situated in Balikesir, Gönen, 7-15 June 2008.
FO Metaux Congress
FO Metaux's 10th Congress took place in Marseille from 4th - 6th June 2008
Here you will find Congress documents.
Community holds 2nd biennial conference May 27-29 in Bournemouth
150 delegates from across Britain are meeting in Bournemouth to discuss the issues relevant to Community members.
Also attending are Brendan Barber, General Secretary of the TUC as well as representatives of unions from Europe, India, Australia and the United States.
Reports from the Congress of the Finnish Metalworkers’ Union
The Congress is held on 25-28 May in Tampere, Finland.
Safety – Framework of trade union activities
“TAIEX”, Friedrich Ebert Foundation and UBU ‘’NEZAVISNOST’’ in Serbia organised a workshop on job safety and industrial hygiene for trade union representatives.
Full story from Metal Workers Branch Union "Nezavisnost": here.
Pension System Reform proposal to be approved in Czech Parliament
28.5.2008 - Pension System Reform
There is the Governmental proposal that should be approved by the Czech Parliament containing the prolongation of the pension age to 65 years. The problem is that the Governmental proposal is ignoring the working conditions of the workers, which means that certain categories of workers are not able to survive till the pension age. The difficult and hard proffessions are not taken into consideration. The motto of this demonstration is: "Against Pensions in Memoriam and against the Poverty in Old Age".
For more information please contact Dana Sakařová at OS Kovo.
Images from the demonstration:
http://www.oskovo.cz/Foto/2008/Ref/28_05/000.htm
http://www.oskovo.cz/Foto/2008/Ref/28_05m/000.htm
http://www.oskovo.cz/Foto/2008/Ref/28_05a/000.htm
Swedish IF Metall Congress re-elects it President
The first ordinary congress of Swedish IF Metall is held in Stockholm on 13-16 May 2008.
The congress re-elected its President Stefan Lofven and Leif Ohlsson was elected first vice President.
More information about the elections can be found here.
Congress slogan:
Starka tillsammans – för rättvisa lokalt och globalt
Stronger together - for justice on a local and global level
SPMK, Kosovo: Workers' protest in Prishtina – call for help
Thousands of Kosovo workers protested yesterday on 1 May for more rights for the first time after the war in Kosova . The protest was about rights to work, social dialog, and the privatization process. Thousands of people joined the protest and all requests have been submitted to the Kosovo Government.
