Global crisis: list of trade union statements and press releases
Updated list of weblinks to trade union statements, press releases and other written crontributions published following the deepening of the financial crisis in September 2008
15/04/2009
This page is not updated on a regular basis.
For latest news, please browse the ITUC webpage on the global financial crisis:
- 07/04/2009| ITUC/TUAC Evaluation of the Outcome of the G20 London Summit
- 02/04/2004| Union pressure raises profile of job issue at G20 Summit, but much more needs to be done
- 31/03/2009| TUAC written contribution to OECD Ministerial on Regional Policy and Innovation, 31 March
More TUAC Statements:
- 03/04/2009 Global New Deal for a new Fairness and a new respect for the planet
- 03/04/2009 G20 Summit: Progress on Jobs and a Chance for a New Globalisation
- 01/03/2009 G20 Summit: Encouraging Signs on Financial
Regulation, Action Needed on Jobs and Global Governance
More ITUC statements:
- 26/03/2009 IMF: Workshop on precarious employment urges action as financial crisis hits women, families hardest
- 26/03/2009 UNI's blog on Financial Crisis
- 26/03/2009 EI: Invest in education to mitigate economic crisis, EI leaders say
More GUF statements:
- 31/03/2009 ETUC calls for an expanded recovery programme, backed up by the European Central Bank
- 01/04/2009 Put the people first: European trade union movement stages action days in May to fight the crisis
- 27/03/2009 G20 must put employment at the heart of its priorities – ETUC calls for a New Social Deal
More ETUC & ETUI statements:
- 09/04/2009 Employers need to consult with workers to avoid
counter-productive job losses
- 08/04/2009 Banks are risking greater community anger and
calls for regulation by pocketing rate cuts
- 29/03/2009 Minimum wage rise for 1.3 million low paid workers is vital to stimulate economy and safeguard jobs
More ACTU statements:
- 02/02/2009 Hohe Jugend- und Altersarbeitslosigkeit machen zweites Arbeitsmarktpaket notwendig
- 08/01/2009 Maßnahmen für Autobranche: Möglichkeiten der Kurzarbeit ergänzen und erweitern
- 08/01/2009 Österreichische Gewerkschaftsjugend (ÖGJ) fordert Maßnahmen gegen Jugendarbeitslosigkeit
- 27/11/2008 Pensionssicherung - Zweite Säule nur als Zusatzpension zu einer starken ersten Säule
- 21/11/2008 Wege aus der Krise
- 17/10/2008 Alleineigentümerschaft des Bundes an Nationalbank wäre sinnvoll
- 24/03/2009 FGTB: Avis du Conseil supérieur des Finances
- 23/03/2009 CSC: Ce n’est pas le moment de réaliser des économies draconiennes - Réaction de la CSC à l’avis du Conseil supérieur des finances
- 19/03/2009 CSC: L’heure des mesures énergiques est venue
More statements by Belgian trade unions
- 03/04/2009 CLC: G-20 summit an “interim success” says CLC
- 30/03/2009 CLC: Prime Minister Harper must push for action at G-20 - Georgetti says G-20 leaders must address the global free fall in jobs
- 13/03/2009 CLC: Canadian workers hit with more job losses
More CLC & CSN statements:
- 02/02/2009 Evropský hospodářský a sociální výbor se zabývá
dopady finanční a hospodářské krize
- 29/01/2009 Jednání Plenární schůze RHSD ČR (tripartity) dne 29.1.2009
- 20/01/2009 Ekonomická krize – pohled odborů
- 11/12/2008 Tripartita se vrátí k jednání o krizi11.12.2008
- 18/11/2008 Představitelé Globálních odborů jednali dne
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14/04/2009 LO savner konkret handling mod arbejdsløshed
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03/04/2009 Meget positivt resultat ved G20-topmøde
More statements by Danish trade unions:
- 24/03/2009 STTK: ERTO: Painopiste palvelutyöpaikkojen
kehittämiseen
- 19/03/2009 STTK: Tuottavuuden pyöreä pöytä luo katseet
tulevaisuuteen
- 11/03/2009 SAK: Eläkekiistaan löytyi ratkaisu
More statements by Finnish trade unions:
- 06/04/2009 CGT: Face à la crise - L’unité syndicale donne confiance
- 06/04/2009 UNSA: G20: les syndicats maintiendront la pression pour l’emploi
- 06/04/2009 CFTC: Mesure anti-crise: Socialement nôtre
More French trade union statements:
- 11/02/2009 ΔΕΛΤΙΟ ΤΥΠΟΥ - Νεοφιλελεύθερο παραλήρημα
- 10/11/2008 ΕΙΣΗΓΗΣΗ - Του Γενικού Γραμματέα της ΓΣΕΕ, Κώστα Πουπάκη στην Ολομέλεια της Διοίκησης της ΓΣΕΕ με θέμα το χρηματοπιστωτικό σύστημα & πολιτικά-οικονομικά συστήματα
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- 07/04/2009 Harsh Budget Does Not Deliver on Jobs
- 27/02/2009 Has Anyone Else got a Better Idea? Read David Begg on the Current Crisis
- 24/02/2009 Congress Proposes Three Year Agreement to take
Country through this Crisis
- 31/01/2009 Read Paul Sweeney's Response to the Crisis
- 16/01/2009 Congress calls for National Recovery Bond as part
of new Social Solidarity Pact
- 27/11/2008 Congress Demands Nationalisation of the Banks
- 21/11/2008 Irish & British Unions Agree Joint Action Plan on Recession
- 11/11/2008 New Partnership Needed in Response to Global Financial Crisis
- 03/10/2008 Banks to Blame for Financial Crisis
- 12/03/2009 2009 Spring Struggle amid the harsher employment
situation.
- 28/12/2008 RENGO’s actions against the deteriorating employment situation throughout December 2008
- 03/03/2009 Grand Social Consensus Reached among Social
Partners
- 28/01/2009 FKTU: FKTU and KEF propose a grand
social dialogue meeting
- 30/03/2009 OGBL: Sortir renforcé de la crise! Oui, mais avec quelle politique?
- 23/03/2009 OGBL: Comité national: Il faut éviter que la crise économique ne se transforme en crise sociale
- 02/02/2009 OGBL: Sortir de la crise sur deux jambes
- 29/01/2009 OGBL: Nos priorités: maintien de l'emploi,
maintien du pouvoir d'achat, investissements pour un développement
économique durable et soutenable
- 20/11/2008 OGBL: G20: les décisions de Washington sont-elles à la hauteur de la crise économique?
- 07/10/2008 OGBL: Communiqué de Presse Comité
exécutif
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- 09/04/2009 FNV: Crisis zet vrouwen aan het werk
- 24/03/2009 FNV: Internationale vakbeweging demonstreert 28 maart in Londen
- 24/03/2009 FNV: Kredietcrisis: vakbeweging wekt vertrouwen
More Dutch trade union statements:
- 31/03/2009 Bittersweet for workers on April Fool’s Day
- 16/02/2009 CTU publishes ideas for jobs summit
More NZCTU statements:
- 10/03/2009 LO-N: Forskudd på utbetaling av dagpenger
- 15/02/2009 LO-N Adventstida er over - omfattende beredskap for 30 mrd nødvendig
- 09/02/2009 LO-N: Krisen og Europa er i fokus på SAMAKs
årsmøte
More statements by Norvegian trade unions:
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- 19/03/2009 “Vencer a Crise. Defender o trabalho digno”
- 13/02/2009 Resolução do Conselho Geral da UGT: Defender o
Emprego e o Trabalho Digno
- 20/01/2009 Parecer da UGT sobre projectos de portaria que
prevêem a implementação de medidas estabelecidas na “iniciativa
para o investimento e o emprego”
- 30/12/2008 UGT: Balanço de 2008 - O ano de todas as crises -
Agudiza Desemprego e Crescimento Económico
- 14/11/2008 UGT: Desaceleração Económica Deve Ser Travada
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- 03/04/2009 COSATU response to G20 2nd April 2009 London declaration
- 20/03/2009 COSATU demands dramatic interest rate cut
- 20/03/2009 FEDUSA again calls for a two percent slash in interest rates
- 07/04/2009 CCOO pide al nuevo Gobierno que su máxima prioridad sea hacer frente a la crisis, y para ello apueste decididamente por el diálogo social
- 06/04/2009 CCOO: Toxo participa en la manifestación celebrada en Roma contra las medidas anticrisis del Gobierno italiano
- 02/04/2009 UGT: El mal dato del paro hace necesario revisar las medidas contra la crisis y el Pacto de Estabilidad
- more statements by Spanish trade unions
- 07/04/2009 TCO: Katastrofal utveckling av arbetslösheten
- 02/04/2009 LO: Byggettan och LO kämpar vidare för likabehandling
- 30/03/2009 LO kräver AMFs förre VD Christer Elmehagen på mångmiljonbelopp
More statements by Norvegian trade unions:
- 06/04/2009 Pour l'USS, pas question de semer la panique avec les caisses de pensions - Couchepin aggrave la crise en faisant violemment pression pour que les caisses prennent des mesures d'assainissement
- 09/04/2009 travailsuisse: Augmentation du chômage: il faut des mesures immédiates
- 30/03/2009 travailsuisse: Révision du droit de la société anonyme: les travailleurs dans le conseil d’administration!
- More statements by Swiss trade unions
- 30/01/2009 Limit of poverty and starvation January 2009
- 20/01/2009 Joint demonstration of TÜRK-İŞ, DİSK and KESK in İstanbul
- 03/04/2009 Fight the recession with green jobs, IMF leader is told
- 02/04/2009 Real progress at summit, says TUC
- 02/04/2009 G20 must seize chance to ‘Put People First'
More TUC statements:
- 03/04/2009 30,000 Jobs Lost a Day in March
- 03/04/2009 Statement by AFL-CIO President John Sweeney on March Jobs Report
- 01/04/2009 Statement by AFL-CIO President John J. Sweeney on the Budget
More AFL-CIO statements: