International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers' Unions
Western Europe
487 document(s) for Western Europe :
 ICEM Holds Quadrennial Mining Conference in Russia |
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28 July 2008 Global ICEM InBrief  |
Forty-one national mining unions from 37 countries met 9-11 July in St. Petersburg, Russia, for the ICEM’s quadrennial World Conference on Mining and DJGOP. A total of 138 delegates addressed the major changes occurring in the industry.
At the top of the agenda of an ICEM work plan covering the next four years was the continuing health and safety problems occurring at mines throughout... Read the article |
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| UK: Unite Wins Union Recognition for Workers of Evasive Paper Company |
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28 July 2008 United Kingdom ICEM InBrief  |
The Graphical, Paper, and Media section of ICEM affiliate Unite in the UK won a key organizing victory on 14 July, when the Central Arbitration Committee (CAC) granted workers of Leicester Paper Company (LPC) union recognition with the country’s largest trade union.
The ruling, following two hearings in which longtime, union-avoiding LPC tried to subvert a Unite majority by inserting new...Read the article |
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| ICEM Protests Police Force to Break up Belediye-İş Strike Call in Turkey |
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28 July 2008 Turkey ICEM InBrief  |
The ICEM lodged a stern protest with the government of Turkey following excessive police force to quell a peaceful protest by ICEM affiliate Belediye-İş, the Municipal and General Workers’ Union. Due to stalled negotiations on behalf of 10,000 union members at different segments of the Istanbul Metropolitan Muncipality, the union issued a 60-day strike notice in mid-July.
On 17...Read the article |
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| North American Steelworkers, UK’s Unite Forge Trans-Atlantic Union Alliance | ||
14 July 2008 |
Canada United Kingdom Ireland ... |
ICEM InBrief |
| ICEM’s Bridgestone Workers’ Network Meets in the United States | ||
14 July 2008 |
Brazil Spain Japan ... |
ICEM InBrief |
| Brazilian Solvay Chemicals Network Organises Second Meeting | ||
14 July 2008 |
Belgium Brazil |
ICEM InBrief |
| Irish Labour Movement Welcomes EU Directive on Agency Work | ||
10 July 2008 |
Ireland |
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| European Directive on Agency Work Gets Closer to Passage | ||
10 July 2008 |
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| Equal Pay for All Workers Gains Ground in Germany | ||
10 July 2008 |
Germany |
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| Interview with Jørgen Juul Rasmussen, General Secretary, Danish Union of Electricians (Dansk El-Forb | ||
10 July 2008 |
Denmark |
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| UNI-Europa Signs Accord with Temp Work Association; UNI Renews Global Agreement with Danish Firm | ||
10 July 2008 |
Global |
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| ICEM Contract and Agency Labour Newsletter | ||
9 July 2008 |
Brazil Germany Denmark ... |
ICEM Campaign document |
| ICEM Global Info 2008 | ||
7 July 2008 |
Canada Iraq Liberia ... |
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| Swiss Unia and Temp Work Association Agree to National Collective Agreement | ||
30 June 2008 |
Switzerland |
ICEM InBrief |
| Restructuring Plan Passes at Goodyear’s Amiens Plants, But French Unions Split on Ballot | ||
30 June 2008 |
France |
ICEM InBrief |
| Unions Mount Pressure on Cause of Asbestos inside Spanish Michelin Plant | ||
30 June 2008 |
Spain |
ICEM InBrief |
| Tank-Truck Contract Drivers’ Dispute Ends in UK with Pressure Against Shell | ||
30 June 2008 |
United Kingdom |
ICEM InBrief |
| ICEM Women's Bulletin: June 2008 | ||
27 June 2008 |
Botswana Colombia Costa Rica ... |
ICEM Women's bulletin |
| Turkey’s 14-Day Rubber Strike Ends with 14% First year Wage Gain | ||
16 June 2008 |
Turkey |
ICEM InBrief |
| Turkish Glass Workers Reach Two-year Accord on Eve of Strike | ||
16 June 2008 |
Turkey |
ICEM InBrief |
