in different UNI Europa sectors 19/04/09 EWC coordination in different UNI Europa sectors “Improving trade union coordination of European Works Councils” Training seminar for UNI Europa EWC coordinators Vienna, 31 January – 3 February 2012 Claudia Saller, UNI Europa EWC Policy Officer 1
UNI Europa sectors overwiew Graphical and Packaging Commerce 19/04/09 UNI Europa sectors overwiew Graphical and Packaging Media and Entertainment Tourism Hair & Beauty Gaming Sport Commerce Post and Logistics Information and communications technology Finance and Insurance Temporary work Social security Property services (cleaning, private security services)
UNI Europa sectors with EWCs Graphical and Packaging (ca. 60) 19/04/09 UNI Europa sectors with EWCs Graphical and Packaging (ca. 60) Media and Entertainment (ca. 8) Tourism (ca. 8) Commerce (ca. 35) Post and Logistics (ca. 8) Information and communications technology (ICTS) (ca. 50) Finance and Insurance (ca. 63) Temporary agency work (ca. 3) Property services (cleaning, private security services) (ca. 11)
UNI Europa sectors without EWCs Social security Hair & Beauty Gaming 19/04/09 UNI Europa sectors without EWCs Social security Hair & Beauty Gaming Sport
19/04/09 UNI Europa Finance Integrated strategy on multinational companies, revised in 2011 Permanent EWC working group by UEF’s affiliated EWC experts, nominates (internal and external) Coordinators Political responsibility: UEF presidium
Graphical and Packaging 19/04/09 UNI Europa Graphical and Packaging Integrated strategy on multinational companies Multinational committee by UEG’s affiliated EWC experts, nominates coordinators sub-sector networks
Post and Logistics, MEI and Tourism 19/04/09 UNI Europa Post and Logistics, MEI and Tourism Secretariat coordinates most of the EWCs, coordinators nominated on a case- by-case basis Tourism: ETLC nominates coordinators and cooperates on strategy
ICTS, Property Services, TAW 19/04/09 UNI Europa ICTS, Property Services, TAW Secretariat coordinates most of the EWCs EWC coordinators nominated on a case-by-case basis, mostly by sector’s steering committees Pro-active activities on key companies to build a trade union alliance and put a coordinator in place Sectoral training seminars focusing on EWC coordination
UNI Europa EWC Guidelines 19/04/09 UNI Europa EWC Guidelines Aim to set a basic common standard Sectors will continue to work quite autonomously Stronger cross-sectoral work on multinational companies Important to connect all UNI EWC coordinators!
19/04/09 For further questions.... Claudia Saller UNI europa EWC Policy Officer UNI europa rue de l'Hôpital 31 1000 Bruxelles Belgium Tel: +32 2 235 08 64 Fax: +32 2 235 08 70 claudia.saller@uniglobalunion.org www.uni-europa.org
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