Issue No 5 | 19 March 1999 | |
UnionsInternational Superunion Given Go-Ahead
An international superunion representing more than 15 million information workers worldwide won support from delegates at the FIET World Congress in Sydney this week.
FIET (The International Federation of Commercial, Clerical, Professional and Technical Employees) is one of four bodies who would merge to form the Union Network International (UNI) in 2000. The UNI would be the world's largest collective organisation, bringing together all workers in the emerging Information Economy. It would be positioned to be a key voice in the ongoing debate about globalisation. The other three proposed partners in the merger are the Communications International, the International Graphical Federation and the Media and Entertainment International. All bodies must ratify the UNI proposal by the end of October; a formal joining would then be planned for next January. FIET general secretary Phillip Jennings said the UNI would play a role in coordinating the activities of unions representing information workers around the globe. While the Australian process of trade union amalgamations have met with mixed success as workplaces have fragmented, the argument for large international bodies is more compelling. With global capital increasingly mobile and diverse, workers' representation can not be constrained by national borders or industry classifications. For more on the UNI, see the interview with Phillip Jennings in this issue
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Interview: Towards An Information International FIET general secretary Phillip Jennings talks about the development of the Union Network International and its potential to organise globally. Unions: The Integral Price of Loyalty Workers at Integral Energy are asking for their share of the fruits of power reform. History: A Very Public History Historian Ray Markey and Public Service Association General Secretary Janet Good take a look at the union�s first 100 years. Review: Bullworth - Beatty�s Political Rap Warren Beatty makes some gutsy calls in his new film about a politician who, when all else fails, tries the truth. Campaign Diary: The Ultimate Punt As the leaders slug it through the final weeks of the campaign, the armchair critics get their chance to work their pet election theories.
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