Union Network International
Encyclopedia
UNI Global Union is a global union federation
for skills and services, gathering national and regional trade union
s. It was launched on January 1, 2000. Its more than 900 affiliated unions in 140 countries have 20 million members. The head office is in Nyon
, near Geneva
, Switzerland
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UNI is the result of the merge of four organisations: FIET (International Federation of Employees, technicians and managers), MEI (Media and Entertainment International), IGF (International Graphical Federation) and CI (Communications International, formally PTTI).
On March 2, 2009, UNI changed its name, which used to be Union Network International, to UNI global union. A new logo and website were launched for the occasion.
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Global union federation
A global union federation is an international federation of national and regional trade unions organising in specific industry sectors or occupational groups, previously known as international trade secretariats [ITSs]....
for skills and services, gathering national and regional trade union
Trade union
A trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...
s. It was launched on January 1, 2000. Its more than 900 affiliated unions in 140 countries have 20 million members. The head office is in Nyon
Nyon
Nyon is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is located some 25 kilometers north east of Geneva's city centre, and since the 1970s it has become part of the Geneva metropolitan area. It lies on the shores of Lake Geneva, and is the seat of the district of...
, near Geneva
Geneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
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UNI is the result of the merge of four organisations: FIET (International Federation of Employees, technicians and managers), MEI (Media and Entertainment International), IGF (International Graphical Federation) and CI (Communications International, formally PTTI).
On March 2, 2009, UNI changed its name, which used to be Union Network International, to UNI global union. A new logo and website were launched for the occasion.
Organisation
UNI represents several sectors of work. These are:- Commerce
- Finance
- Telecoms
- Post and logistics
- Industry, Business and Information Technology Services (IBITS)
- ITInformation technologyInformation technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
and white collar - Graphical
- Property services (cleaning and security workers)
- Media, entertainment, arts and sports
- Electricity
- Social insurance and private health care
- Tourism
- Hair and beauty.
- Gaming
- Temporary Work Agency
Regions
- UNI africa Head office in Abidjan / Johannesburg
- UNI americas Head office in Panama
- UNI asia pacific Head office in Singapore
- UNI europa Head office in Brussels
Affiliations
It is a member of Global UnionsGlobal Unions
Global Unions is a website, which is jointly owned and managed by the International Trade Union Confederation, ITUC, the Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD and ten global union federations....
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