Unions and Employers Still Negotiating Unemployment Insurance Agreement

Unions and Employers Still Negotiating Unemployment Insurance Agreement

Unions and employers were still seeking an agreement on unemployment insurance on Friday evening, but the CFE-CGC executives’ union has already left the discussion table. “We are leaving, we will not be signatories,” launched CFE-CGC negotiator Jean-François Foucard, denouncing a “sham negotiation”. The executives’ union had indicated that maintaining the degression of allowances for high … Read more

Teachers Continue Mobilization against New National Education Civil Servants Status

Teachers Continue Mobilization against New National Education Civil Servants Status

Teachers seem determined to continue their mobilization against the new status of National Education civil servants, adopted by the government and already published in the Official Bulletin. The three-day strike, from October 24 to 26, was followed by 90% of teachers according to the unions (only 30% according to the supervisory ministry’s count). A new … Read more

CCOO, CSIF, and UGT Unions Demand Sufficient Staff for Flu and Covid-19 Vaccination Campaigns in Andalusia

CCOO, CSIF, and UGT Unions Demand Sufficient Staff for Flu and Covid-19 Vaccination Campaigns in Andalusia

The CCOO, CSIF and UGT unions have demanded from the Andalusian Health Service (SAS) “sufficient” staff to deal with the double vaccination campaign against flu and Covid-19 started this Monday in residences and centers for people with disabilities or those over 85 years of age for “do not overload more deficient and exhausted staff“. Thus, … Read more

Hollywood Screenwriters’ Strike Ends with Salary Agreement and AI Protections

Hollywood Screenwriters’ Strike Ends with Salary Agreement and AI Protections

After five months of strike in Hollywood, the salary agreement concluded with the studios and providing for “significant gains” in terms of remuneration, as well as protections to regulate the use of artificial intelligence, was approved Tuesday evening by the Board of Directors of the Screenwriters Union. They will be able to return to work … Read more

The Need to End Reliance on Mini-Jobs in Baden-Württemberg’s Industries

The Need to End Reliance on Mini-Jobs in Baden-Württemberg’s Industries

Stuttgart (dpa / lsw) – Baden-Württemberg’s DGB boss Kai Burmeister has asked several industries not to continue to rely on employees in mini jobs. “We can’t complain every day that we’re short of many employees,” when at the same time more than 600,000 people in the southwest were working exclusively in mini-jobs, said Burmeister. Given … Read more

School Calendar for the Next Academic Year in Galicia: Classes Begin on September 8, 2023

School Calendar for the Next Academic Year in Galicia: Classes Begin on September 8, 2023

The school calendar for the next course in Galicia: classes begin on September 8Gustavo Santos The Ministry of Education has just presented to the unions the proposal of the school calendar for the next academic year, 2023-2024. The academic period will be from September 8 to June 20both inclusive, for the Infant, Primary, ESO, Baccalaureate … Read more

The Impact of the North American Actors’ Strike on the Venice Film Festival Opening: ‘Challengers’ Replaced by ‘Comandante’

The Impact of the North American Actors’ Strike on the Venice Film Festival Opening: ‘Challengers’ Replaced by ‘Comandante’

New York (AP) – The strike by actors in North America is now also having an impact on the opening of the Venice Film Festival. The US film “Challengers”, which was actually intended as the opening film, will be replaced by “Comandante” by director Edoardo De Angelis, the organizers announced on Friday. “Challengers” by Luca … Read more

The Rise of Fran Drescher: From ‘The Nanny’ Star to Activist Union Leader

The Rise of Fran Drescher: From ‘The Nanny’ Star to Activist Union Leader

LOS ANGELES – Fran Drescher was known mainly for having starred in the series “The Nanny” (“The Nanny”), but her strike declaration as president of the US Actors Guild has turned her image upside down and has erected it into a combative union leader. “Greedy Wall Street companies that distribute money left and right among … Read more

Hollywood in Crisis: Actors and Screenwriters Go on Strike over Pay and Working Conditions

Hollywood in Crisis: Actors and Screenwriters Go on Strike over Pay and Working Conditions

The leadership of the American Actors, Television and Radio Artists union decided to go on strike late Thursday night. It did so after union negotiators failed to reach an agreement with the film studios on the new wording of the collective agreement. According to American media, the move means the practical paralysis of Hollywood. The … Read more