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@uniglobalunion.org
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UNI unites unions in 150 countries to help service workers build power through organizing & collective bargaining. We are workers in retail, banking, post, care, media, sport, printing, tech & telecoms, gaming, property services. Repost not endorsement

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UNI Global Union @uniglobalunion.org · 11h
Happy #WorldPostDay! On 9 October we honour more than 4 million postal workers around the world who keep us connected, day in, day out, come rain or shine. The post is built on the universal service obligation – YOUR right to send and receive mail at an affordable price. But it's under threat.
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UNI Global Union @uniglobalunion.org · 17h
🌍 Today on #WorldPostDay we pay tribute to more than 4 million postal workers worldwide who deliver for us, no matter where we live, no matter who we are. Thank you!
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UNI Global Union @uniglobalunion.org · 07/10/2026
✊ Today, 7 October, is the World Day for Decent Work, and young workers are leading the call for decent jobs, secure work and a wage they can live off. We spoke to UNI Youth Global President Crisnalda Nhamucale about what decent work means to young people ow.ly/4ZuH50ZV3ly
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UNI Global Union @uniglobalunion.org · 02/10/2026
Brenita Cloete, deputy president of our South African affiliate, #SACCAWU, has been a shop worker for over five decades. This week she joined UNI and other affiliates for a meeting at the the ILO in Geneva about safety in retail
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UNI Global Union @uniglobalunion.org · 30/09/2026
Thousands of call centre workers in Morocco and Tunisia have lost their jobs after a new French law banning unsolicited calls came into force in August. Unions are calling for consultation ahead of major changes to the industry, retraining and better income protection. ow.ly/5M6850ZSZYE
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UNI Global Union @uniglobalunion.org · 25/09/2026
🎉 sverigesingenjorer.bsky.social and @unionen.bsky.social sign a collective agreement with King, advancing worker voice and fair conditions in the games industry. This victory matters beyond Sweden. It's further proof that games jobs can be good jobs, and that when workers stand together, they win!
Text box announcing games company King signed collective agreement with Swedish unions, and highlights some wins there. Red backgroun on the back.
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UNI Global Union @uniglobalunion.org · 24/09/2026
🇹🇭 We're proud to support creative workers in Thailand, who are drafting the first-ever guidelines for a fair contract in the sector. ✊ ow.ly/o3qj50ZR4bR
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UNI Global Union @uniglobalunion.org · 23/09/2026
As part of the global trade union movement, UNI stands in solidarity with our union siblings in Turkey. Read the full statement: uniglobalunion.org/news/global-...
Hands holding LGBTI Pride Flag with protest with a red filter in background. Headline says: Global Unions: Solidarity with LGBTI+ organizations in Turkiye.
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UNI Global Union @uniglobalunion.org · 16/09/2026
Following a shocking attack on trade unionists by police in the Argentinian province of Tucumán, UNI is backing a complaint filed with the International Labour Organization’s Committee on Freedom of Association by our affiliate, La Bancaria. ow.ly/zujF50ZOllT
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UNI Global Union @uniglobalunion.org · 14/09/2026
⚠️UNI stands with more than 1,300 workers at Encore Boston Harbor, the Wynn Resorts casino resort in Massachusetts, USA, who are on strike ✊ Follow the strike at local26.org/encore. UNITE HERE Local 26 Teamsters
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UNI Global Union @uniglobalunion.org · 04/09/2026
✊ Solidarity with Concentrix workers and our Spanish affiliates CC.OO and UGT who are planning to take legal action after the outsourcing giant failed to justify further job cuts at its A Coruña operations. Around 160 of the site's 360 jobs have gone since July. ow.ly/l7OG50ZJimp
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UNI Global Union @uniglobalunion.org · 01/09/2026
🚨36-hour shifts. Wage theft. Sexual harassment for a "better" posting. A new UNI report exposes what G4S guards face while protecting valuable mines & security operations in South Africa, DRC & Uganda. #G4SFailure Full report: uniglobalunion.org/news/failure...
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UNI Global Union @uniglobalunion.org · 26/08/2026
Hundreds of workers in commerce, tech and finance protested outside Romania's Ministry of Labour on 25 August. Their demands: unblock sectoral collective bargaining and raise the minimum wage from 1 January 2027. ow.ly/eH9150ZFHlq
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UNI Global Union @uniglobalunion.org · 24/08/2026
📢 UNI condemns abhorrent Russian attack on Ukrainian shopping centre. Full statement here: uniglobalunion.org/news/uni-condemn…
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UNI Global Union @uniglobalunion.org · 19/08/2026
In response to the ongoing illegal attacks on Palestinians throughout the occupied territories, UNI Global Union calls on the Israeli government to end the impunity of settlers who commit acts of extreme violence against Palestinians. Read our statement.
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UNI Global Union @uniglobalunion.org · 12/08/2026
🌍 Happy International Youth Day! Let's hear from Crisnalda Nhamucale, UNI Africa Youth president from SINECOSSE union in 🇲🇿 Mozambique ✊
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UNI Global Union @uniglobalunion.org · 11/08/2026
Bank workers at BRD – Groupe Societe Generale, one of Romania’s largest banks, will hold a two-hour warning strike on 13 August after overwhelmingly voting to reject a new contract that slashes existing protections and benefits. ow.ly/3L4x50ZyBRs
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UNI Global Union @uniglobalunion.org · 31/07/2026
🌍 On this Africa Women's Day, 31st July, a message of peace 🕊️ and an end to all conflict on the continent from Amira Trabelsi, UNI Africa committee member and member of our Tunisian affiliate, the UGTT. Sound on to 🔉listen in Arabic.
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UNI Global Union @uniglobalunion.org · 31/07/2026
🌍Bonne Journée internationale de la femme africaine 🎉Happy Africa Women's Day! "On 31st July, 2026, we celebrate much more than a date," says UNI Africa Women's President, Pauline Sawadogo.
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UNI Global Union @uniglobalunion.org · 31/07/2026
🌍 Happy Africa Women's Day ! Today on 31st July, we celebrate the women of Africa - "We are the backbone of the union, " says UNI Africa President Oyinkan Olasanoye, from Nigerian finance union ASSBIFI. "Let's celebrate ourselves!"🎉
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UNI Global Union @uniglobalunion.org · 30/07/2026
✊ Workers at German multinational software giant, SAP, in Israel have won a renewed collective agreement after months of struggle. Gad Ravid, Chair of the SAP workers' committee said: "SAP is a unionized company; that is how it has been, and that is how it will remain." ow.ly/EarQ50ZuzuF
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UNI Global Union @uniglobalunion.org · 29/07/2026
A new CWA report reveals TP interpreters in the US face unsafe conditions, low wages and little recovery time between calls. "TP must do a better job to address the health & safety issues raised in this report," says UNI GS Christy Hoffman. ow.ly/bpxA50ZtTQj
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UNI Global Union @uniglobalunion.org · 24/07/2026
📢 32,000 current and former ALDI workers in Australia are set to receive AU$55 million after our affiliate, the SDA, settled a long-running class action over claims for unpaid hours. uniglobalunion.org/news/aldi-worker…
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UNI Global Union @uniglobalunion.org · 22/07/2026
The right to organize belongs to every worker, whatever their immigration status. That's our message to the UN Human Rights Committee. Proud to stand with BWI, @psiglobalunion.bsky.social and @idwfed.bsky.social in making this call. uniglobalunion.org/news/at-un-u...
Protesters at a rally hold a large red and white banner featuring monarch butterflies and stars. The banner reads in Spanish "Derechos de los inmigrantes y los trabajadores, una lucha una pelea!" and in English "Immigrant and worker's rights: one struggle one fight!" Bold red headline text overlaid reads: "UNI calls for UN to fully recognize migrant workers' right to organize."
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UNI Global Union @uniglobalunion.org · 20/07/2026
After Denmark became the first country in the world to end letter delivery, it became a case study in why we must protect our postal infrastructure. Danish postal workers urge the EU not to prioritize profit over public service as it prepares to rewrite EU postal rules. ow.ly/NbT850ZpJRN
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UNI Global Union @uniglobalunion.org · 17/07/2026
🎉🇵🇭 A huge victory for 2 million call centre and business process outsourcing workers in the Philippines, as they win a formal, dedicated seat at the table to shape their industry. ow.ly/Qezr50ZoVkS
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UNI Global Union @uniglobalunion.org · 17/07/2026
Solidarity with workers at Concentrix Tunisia and their union #UGTT as they gear up for a 21 July strike. The contact centre workers are set to walk off the job to defend their wages, their rights and respect for the commitments made by management. ow.ly/gt3U50ZoOS3
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UNI Global Union @uniglobalunion.org · 15/07/2026
In Argentina, unions aren't taking it lying down. UNI's Christy Hoffman joined La Bancaria's congress marking 100+ years of activism, a model far-right President Milei wants to weaken. And it's not just Argentina. Unions across the Americas are pushing back. ow.ly/XGtz50ZnMXg
Large outdoor union rally in Buenos Aires, with crowds, flags and balloons in front of a clock tower and a green "Sindicato de Camioneros" banner. Overlaid red text reads: "In Argentina and the Americas, unions fight right-wing attack." UNI Global Union logo in the corner.Quote from Christy Hoffman about Argentine unions standing united against intimidation and gaining global support.Christy Hoffman speaking into a microphone at a panel event supporting Argentina's bank workers' union La Bancaria.Large crowd of protesters marching in a city street holding banners and flags advocating for workers' rights and union support.
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UNI Global Union @uniglobalunion.org · 14/07/2026
Call centre workers in Italy and Spain are striking to demand protections and real say in how #AI reshapes their jobs. uniglobalunion.org/news/workers-ita…
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UNI Global Union @uniglobalunion.org · 13/07/2026
It's not complicated. It's common sense. And it's what unions are fighting for. Full report: uniglobalunion.org/report/weath...
Cover of UNI Global Union's report "Weathering It: Protecting Cleaners and Security Officers in an Era of Extreme Weather." The cover shows a thermometer reading over 40°C against a background of parched cracked earth. Caption below reads: "Our new report — with input from 5,500+ cleaners and security guards globally — details the climate crisis' toll on workers."
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UNI Global Union @uniglobalunion.org · 13/07/2026
Our new report, Weathering It, spells out what unions, employers and governments need to do. Shade. Water. Rest breaks people actually take. Uniforms made for the climate we've got, not the one we used to have. The right to stop work when it isn't safe.
Same security guard, image now in black and white. Bold red text reads: "71 per cent of cleaners and security guards surveyed by UNI reported health impacts of work in extreme weather."
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UNI Global Union @uniglobalunion.org · 13/07/2026
Extreme heat is a workplace hazard. Workers everywhere are feeling it right now. 71% of the cleaners and security guards we surveyed said the climate crisis is affecting their health. The people on the door when it's 42°C. 🧵
A security guard in a blue uniform stands outside a tall building, holding a water bottle wrapped in wet cloth to keep it cool. Bold red text over the image reads: "Extreme heat is a hazard on the job." UNI Global Union logo in the top left corner.
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UNI Global Union @uniglobalunion.org · 04/07/2026
Better wages. Safer workplaces. Stronger representation for women & young workers. That's the goal of a new 3-year project from UNI Africa, with support from Suomen Ammattiliittojen Solidaarisuuskeskus SASK, for services workers in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire. ow.ly/RLec50Zk0UX
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UNI Global Union @uniglobalunion.org · 03/07/2026
A huge victory for postal workers in Pakistan as plans to cut 30 per cent of Pakistan Post's 30,000-strong workforce have been withdrawn after intervention by their union 💪 uniglobalunion.org/news/pakistan-po…
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UNI Global Union @uniglobalunion.org · 26/06/2026
🚨✊ STRIKE DAY IN ITALY! ✊🚨 Today, Amazon drivers in multiple locations in Italy are walking off the job and UNI Global Union stands with every single one of them. 💪🇮🇹 To every driver on the picket line today: you are not alone. 🌍❤️ United together we will win. Together we will #MakeAmazonPay!💥
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UNI Global Union @uniglobalunion.org · 19/06/2026
Theorist Media workers have chosen a union – let's help them win! Media workers voted for representation with Writers Guild of America West and IATSE // #IASolidarity Local 700. Now management is stalling. Send a message to Theorist and Lunar X today 👇 bit.ly/SendMessagetoTheoristCEO
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UNI Global Union @uniglobalunion.org · 15/06/2026
🌡️ NEW REPORT: Weathering It: Protecting Cleaners & Security Officers in an Era of Extreme Weather. Workers need: ✅ Water, shade, rest ✅ Weather-appropriate uniforms ✅ Paid leave during weather emergencies ✅ The right to refuse unsafe work #Weathering It #JusticeDay2026 #ClimateJustice
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UNI Global Union @uniglobalunion.org · 05/06/2026
Finland's Social Democrats have approved a landmark resolution calling for EU legislation to recognize and protect the rights of AI trainers, data annotators and content moderators. 🔗https://uniglobalunion.org/news/finlands-social-democrats-move-to-protect-invisible-workers-of-ai/
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UNI Global Union @uniglobalunion.org · 28/05/2026
We stand with our Romanian affiliate @fasbuni as they call on the CEO of Italian multinational bank UniCredit to end union busting and systematic purging of workers after merging with Alpha Bank. ow.ly/TISw50Z5eEX
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UNI Global Union @uniglobalunion.org · 26/05/2026
Fresenius Medical Care (FMC) says it respects freedom of association. So why did company filings disclose more than $2 million spent on union avoidance consultants between 2018–2025? And why are management job ads still instructing HR directors to guide managers on “union avoidance”?
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UNI Global Union @uniglobalunion.org · 26/05/2026
Bill Winters, CEO of Standard Chartered bank "should remember that we are talking about thousands of people and families, not human capital,” said Angelo Di Cristo fromUNI. www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/202…
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UNI Global Union @uniglobalunion.org · 22/05/2026
🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ "We are at a critical moment globally, with the rise of the far right. Increased trade union commitment to LGBTI+ workers’ rights is urgent." Find out what UNI unions and workers are doing to tackle discrimination online and offline here: ow.ly/o11850Z34RS
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UNI Global Union @uniglobalunion.org · 21/05/2026
UNI Global Union's General Secretary, Christy Hoffman, on the International Court of Justice's advisory opinion on the right to strike: "There is no right to organize without the right to strike!" ➡️Full statement: uniglobalunion.org/news/icj-right-to-strike
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UNI Global Union @uniglobalunion.org · 21/05/2026
UNI denounces the interception by Israeli military forces of boats participating in the latest Global Sumud Flotilla and calls for the immediate release of all those who have been detained. uniglobalunion.org/news/uni-calls-f…
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UNI Global Union @uniglobalunion.org · 20/05/2026
A new Greenpeace report, “Amazon’s Toxic Web Services,” reveals for the first time how systematically AWS does business with companies that are criticized worldwide for serious environmental or human rights violations. #MakeAmazonPay www.greenpeace.de/pdf/Amazons_...
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UNI Global Union @uniglobalunion.org · 19/05/2026
📢 The UNI 2025 Impact Report is out! From taking on Amazon to supporting workers in the AI age, UNI and our affiliates spent 2025 building the counterweight to unchecked corporate power 🔗https://ow.ly/JCbJ50Z1FAm
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UNI Global Union @uniglobalunion.org · 16/05/2026
🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️LGBTI+ rights are workers' rights 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ On 17 May, the International Day Against LGBTI+ Discrimination - #IDAHOBIT - we stand with our LGBTI+ siblings in our global union family. uniglobalunion.org/news/idahobit2026
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UNI Global Union @uniglobalunion.org · 15/05/2026
We stand with Bectu and our French affiliates as they choose the Cannes Film Festival to highlight dangerously long working hours in the global film industry. #Cannes2026 www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/mo…
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UNI Global Union @uniglobalunion.org · 07/05/2026
Trade union leaders representing postal workers from Senegal to Spain and Germany to Japan gathered at our offices in Switzerland this week to defend the right to regular, affordable postal deliveries - known as the universal service obligation. ow.ly/y5BB50YW3fP
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UNI Global Union @uniglobalunion.org · 05/05/2026
1,000+ union activists - one message: workers will shape Colombia's future. Presidential candidate Iván Cepeda joined the Building Social Change summit in Bogotá -backed by UNI Américas. uniglobalunion.org/news/cepeda-join…
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