Three Global Union Federations, representing a total of 52 million workers worldwide, signed a Global Framework Agreement, 16 November, with GDF SUEZ, the world’s second largest gas, water services, and electric utility. The International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine, General Workers’ Unions (ICEM), the Building and Woodworkers International (BWI), and Public Services International (PSI) reached a “Global Agreement on Fundamental Rights, Social Dialogue, and Sustainable Development” following productive negotiations with Paris-based GDF SUEZ.
Click here for the ICEM News release on the signing of the agreement.
GDF SUEZ Global Agreement in English (pdf)
GDF SUEZ Global Agreement in French (pdf)
GDF SUEZ Global Agreement in German (pdf)
GDF SUEZ Global Agreement in Spanish (pdf)
GDF SUEZ Global Agreement in Portuguese (pdf)
GDF SUEZ Global Agreement in Italian (pdf)
GDF SUEZ Global Agreement in Finnish (pdf)
GDF SUEZ Global Agreement in Dutch (pdf)
GDF SUEZ Global Agreement in Czech (pdf)
GDF SUEZ Global Agreement in Arabic (pdf)
GDF SUEZ Global Agreement in Hungarian (pdf)
GDF SUEZ Global Agreement in Norwegian (pdf)
GDF SUEZ Global Agreement in Polish (pdf)
GDF SUES Global Agreement in Romanian (pdf)
 US Utility Workers File OECD Complaint Against Suez Environnement |
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9 June 2011 United States ICEM InBrief Alert  |
Suez Environnement, a subsidiary of French-based GDF SUEZ, was hit with an OECD petition pursuant to the Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises yesterday by ICEM affiliate Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA). The petition was for alleged environmental failures and unfair labour practice complaints issued by the US government against United Water, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Suez Environnement.... Read the article |
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| French Power Cut as EDF, GDF SUEZ Staff Manifest on 7 April |
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11 April 2011 France ICEM InBrief  |
Turnout by EDF and GDF SUEZ workers for a day-long strike 7 April called by five French unions was enough to cut power output by over 15,000 megawatts across the country, according to one of the unions. Upwards of 80% of workers of the two former French government companies protested last Thursday, although the utilities said only half of total staff participated.
The electric and gas workers...Read the article |
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| US Affiliate, UWUA, Challenges GDF SUEZ Inside Global Agreement |
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31 January 2011 United States ICEM InBrief  |
An ICEM and Public Services International (PSI) affiliated trade union, Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA), has raised issue with the insolent social conduct of US managers of a subsidiary of GDF SUEZ. The conduct is pointedly contrary to standards GDF SUEZ only in November agreed to in a Global Framework Agreement (GFA) with three Global Union Federations (GUFs).
The matter involves a US...Read the article |
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| Global Union Federations ICEM, BWI, PSI Sign Global Framework Agreement with GDF SUEZ | ||
19 November 2010 |
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ICEM News release |