International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers' Unions
ICEM World Conference for the Pulp and Paper Industries
ICEM World Conference for the Pulp and Paper Industries
Periapolis, Uruguay
8-10/ 12 / 2008
All trade unionists in these industrial sectors are welcome to attend.
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5 document(s) for ICEM World Conference for the Pulp and Paper Industries :
 Thirteen Dead in Romania Mine Blast |
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1 December 2008 Romania ICEM InBrief  |
A methane gas explosion killed 13 miners and wounded 14 others at the Petrila site of the National Coal Co. in the Jiu valley, Romania. The tragedy occurred 15 November.
Among the dead were four emergency workers who were killed by a second explosion four hours later. They were attempting to rescue survivors, and recover bodies. All rescue activities were put on hold for 48 hours following the... Read the article |
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| Finnish Port Workers Boycott Stora Enso Exports over Subcontractors’ Rights |
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1 December 2008 Finland ICEM InBrief  |
On 17-18 November, Finland’s Transport Workers Union (AKT) imposed a two-day boycott on handling exports of all Stora Enso wood and paper products from Finland. The boycott occurred because the company allegedly told subcontractors at the Port of Kemi to refrain from signing labour agreements that are in line with the union’s pay and benefits package.
The union believes that all goods...Read the article |
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| Unite, GMB Avoid Further Industrial Action at Sellafield Nuclear in the UK |
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17 November 2008 United Kingdom ICEM InBrief  |
Months of dispute were brought to an end last week when workers at the Sellafield nuclear energy site in Cumbria, UK, voted to accept a pay offer.
Two UK ICEM affiliates, Unite the Union and GMB, voted by a three-to-one margin to accept terms similar to what a third UK union, Prospect, accepted in mid-September. Unite and GMB had been engaged in limited industrial action at the British Nuclear...Read the article |
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