{"id":4382,"date":"2023-10-18T08:00:38","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T06:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uni-europa.org\/?post_type=news&#038;p=4382"},"modified":"2023-10-17T14:23:10","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T12:23:10","slug":"uni-europa-commerce-unions-will-rise-together-in-amsterdam","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.uni-europa.org\/news\/uni-europa-commerce-unions-will-rise-together-in-amsterdam\/","title":{"rendered":"UNI Europa Commerce unions will rise together in Amsterdam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">14<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">15<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">November<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, around <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">150<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> representatives from <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">commerce <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">unions <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">all over Europe<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> are convening for the UNI <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Europa Commerce <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">conference in Amsterdam to set priorities and elect new leadership for the next four years.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Since the Conference in 2019 the commerce sector has undergone a significant transformation, driven by several factors that are interlinked and mutually reinforcing: cost-of-living crisis, technology, greening, new skills and changing consumer behaviour.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In response, the conference will call for an ambitious action plan for the European commerce sector, with the aim to promote collective bargaining as the tool to address and overcome the precariousness that commerce workers face, to strengthen the voice of workers and to improve working conditions in the Commerce sector.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The key topics <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">of the Conference will be:<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Commerce \u2013 A sector in transition;<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">UNI Europa commerce and EU; Building Union power; Amazon; and Health &amp; Safety for commerce workers<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. \u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The conference will also include contributions from affiliates in different regions on each of the key subject areas to gain the perspective and experiences of <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">commerce <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">unions in Europe.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">UNI\u2019s <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Director of Commerce<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, An<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">nika Flaten<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, said:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe\u2019re looking forward to reuniting with our affiliates in Amsterdam. We meet to tackle the most pressing issues affecting workers in the commerce sector today. The conference aims to pave the way for forward-thinking and call for collective bargaining as the key element of democracy and the way to strengthen the voice of workers. We have a simple message: <b>Commerce workers \u2013 UNI Europa Rising and Committed to win<\/b>! \u201c\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For everything you need to know about the conference, as well as the documentation, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni-europa.org\/commerce-rising-conference-amsterdam\/\">visit our conference webpage<\/a>.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 14 and 15 November, around 150 representatives from commerce unions all over Europe are convening for the UNI Europa Commerce conference in Amsterdam to set priorities and elect new leadership for the next four years.\u00a0 Since the Conference in 2019 the commerce sector has undergone a significant transformation, driven by several factors that are<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":4383,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","categories":[1],"topics":[],"sectors":[20],"projects":[],"cross-sector-groups":[],"workers-rights":[],"global-issues":[],"regions":[98],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.9 - 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