{"id":4182,"date":"2023-08-25T17:41:43","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T15:41:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uni-europa.org\/?post_type=news&#038;p=4182"},"modified":"2023-08-25T20:25:18","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T18:25:18","slug":"finance-unions-rise-together","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.uni-europa.org\/news\/finance-unions-rise-together\/","title":{"rendered":"Finance unions rise together in Philadelphia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Representatives of finance unions in 65 countries gathered for the UNI Global Union Finance conferences in Philadelphia on 23 and 24 August to elect new leadership and adopted an action plan that tackles the key issues facing bank and insurance workers worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>Trade unions met for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni-europa.org\/news\/6th-europa-finance-conference\/\">UNI Europa Finance conference<\/a> on 23 August to be joined by their colleagues across the globe the next day for a packed agenda that focused on collective bargaining, sustainable finance, Just Transition, and the use of technology in the finance sector.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe agenda of this meeting reflects the new era in which we operate and the need to continue to build union power within finance,\u201d <\/em>said <strong>UNI General Secretary Christy Hoffman <\/strong>in her opening remarks. <em>\u201cIn all of these areas UNI Finance is on the frontlines. These enormous challenges are always better confronted collectively, rather than alone. And UNI Finance has been working hard to develop global positions on these issues with successes.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The conference heard from experiences of wins and challenges, threats and opportunities of affiliates in all UNI regions under the themes of the conference.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Union representatives from \ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddf7Brazil, \ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddf0 Denmark, \ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddec Nigeria and \ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf5 Japan share their different experiences of how technology is transforming the finance sector around the world, particularly through Fintech, AI and remote work.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UNIRisingTogether?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UNIRisingTogether<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7xVSvGE6Yd\">pic.twitter.com\/7xVSvGE6Yd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; UNI Global Union (@uniglobalunion) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/uniglobalunion\/status\/1694805675786817940?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 24, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The global finance conference adopted a new <strong>action plan<\/strong> under four pillars:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Strong Finance Unions Rising Together<\/strong> \u2013 building union power through organizing, collective bargaining and holding multinational companies accountable.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Strong Finance Unions for a Sustainable Economy and a Just Transition<\/strong> \u2013 decent jobs and sustainable finance, climate change and justice<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Use of Technology in the Finance Sector \u2013<\/strong> training, healthy working conditions, privacy and data rights<\/li>\n<li><strong>Democracy and Human Rights<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddef&quot;For us, our environment is our greatest asset. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ClimateChange?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ClimateChange<\/a> is having a direct impact on our Environment. It affects all of our core industries &#8211; Tourism, Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry,&quot; says Anit Singh from the Fiji Bank &amp; Finance Sector Employees Union <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5k9nos3hH6\">pic.twitter.com\/5k9nos3hH6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; UNI Global Union (@uniglobalunion) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/uniglobalunion\/status\/1694749049293795503?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 24, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The Conference awarded honours to Finnish trade union Pro and Swedish union FSU for their invaluable support for funding projects abroad, particularly in Nepal and Peru respectively.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;We are proud to receive this award. We have a new government in Finland that wants to cut money to projects abroad &#8211; but we want to show the whole world that trade unions in Finland are committed to helping our trade union colleagues overseas,&quot; says <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hakala_antti?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@hakala_antti<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Proliitto?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Proliitto<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vYRFg19U0B\">pic.twitter.com\/vYRFg19U0B<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; UNI Global Union (@uniglobalunion) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/uniglobalunion\/status\/1694820942843703772?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 24, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">UNI Finance acknowledges the immense solidarity  from \ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddeaSwedish union <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FinansforbundSV?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FinansforbundSV<\/a> for projects to help bank unions overseas. We thank you \ud83d\ude4f<\/p>\n<p>&quot;We hope to continue this work into the future, until it is no longer needed,&quot; said President <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/uboethius?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@uboethius<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UNIRisingTogether?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UNIRisingTogether<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/b5KVQ3fw46\">pic.twitter.com\/b5KVQ3fw46<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; UNI Global Union (@uniglobalunion) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/uniglobalunion\/status\/1694816432184263061?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 24, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Anna Maria Romano, from Italian union Fisac Cgil, was elected new President of UNI Finance, succeeding Rita Berlofa from Brazilian union Contraf-CUT who was an inspiring leader who steered the group through the difficult years of the pandemic and restructuring.<\/p>\n<p>On being nominated <strong>President, Anna Maria<\/strong> said:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe must not give up, we cannot afford to waste the opportunity that being UNI gives us, to share experiences, strength, determination, heart and struggle for a finance sector that is capable of creating long-term well-being instead of just short-term profit.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udf89Congratulations to Anna Maria Romano from Italian union <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fisac_cgil?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@fisac_cgil<\/a> on being elected UNI Finance President! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/65UIuXeAZM\">pic.twitter.com\/65UIuXeAZM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; UNI Global Union (@uniglobalunion) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/uniglobalunion\/status\/1694834584393773402?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 24, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>In summing up the conference <strong>Head of UNI Finance, Angelo Di Cristo,<\/strong> said:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cFrom this Conference, we carry with us the knowledge gained, the connections built, and the ideas exchanged, to set us on our path forward to deliver change for finance workers everywhere.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>See all the photos from the conference on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/media\/set\/?set=a.692103386286831&amp;type=3\">Facebook here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>#UNIRisingTogether<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Representatives of finance unions in 65 countries gathered for the UNI Global Union Finance conferences in Philadelphia on 23 and 24 August to elect new leadership and adopted an action plan that tackles the key issues facing bank and insurance workers worldwide. 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