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Chevron fined millions for tax scheme
Chevron has lost a landmark appeal in the Federal Court today and will have to pay over $250 million in back taxes and an estimated $60 million in fines.
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ITF backs Air France unions
The executive board of the ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation), representing transport workers’ unions worldwide, has spoken out today in Chennai, India, to back the unions confronting Air France’s job cuts plan. The board also expressed their and their unions’ support for today’s demonstration in Paris* against the cuts.
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ITF urges unions to sign petition for sacked union aviation workers
The ITF is urging its civil aviation affiliates to sign a petition to win justice for 55 workers sacked by Bird World Wide Flight Services (BWFS) in New Delhi for forming a trade union or trade union activity.
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Advance notice: protest outside FC Barcelona shareholders’ meeting on Sunday
A group of airline cabin crew members will protest outside the FC Barcelona members’ meeting at Barcelona’s Palau de Congressos de Catalunya, from 09:30 on Sunday 25 October. They will be asking attendees – socios – to uphold the club’s ideals of social responsibility and fairness, and reject further sponsorship by Qatar Airways.
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LabourStart appeal backs Estonian activist sacked for speaking out
An online appeal has been launched calling for the reinstatement of an Estonian shop steward reportedly sacked for speaking out against his employer.
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ITF inspectors march against attacks on transport workers in Panama
Over 100 ITF inspectors have joined a march in Panama City against government attacks on the rights of Panamanian transport workers and the Panama Canal Authority’s (PCA) unwillingness to discuss safety concerns.
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Northern corridor unions lobby for truckers’ rights
Five general secretaries from ITF affiliates in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi visited the Northern Corridor Transit and Transport Coordination Authority (NCTTCA) secretariat in Mombasa, Kenya on 19 October to present the truckers' memorandum of demands.
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ITF affiliates support Air France unions’ fight against dismissal plans
The ITF and several of its civil aviation affiliates expressed support for Air France trade unions whose members denounce the airline’s massive job cuts plans.
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ITF heralds successful road, rail action week
The ITF’s roads and railways action week (5-11 October) was a huge success, with hundreds of thousands of workers and their ITF-affiliated unions worldwide in 48 countries campaigning for publicly-owned, safe and ecological transport.
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Transport workers hold twin rallies for peace
Transport workers from Guyana and Venezuela staged simultaneous rallies for peace in each country on Thursday.
The workers, from ITF-affiliated unions, protested in front of the embassy of Guyana in Caracas and the embassy of Venezuela in Georgetown, to demand a peaceful resolution to border problems between the two nations.
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Global unions welcome Oz union merger move
Global union federations the ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) and IndustriALL Global Union have welcomed news that two of their Australian member unions are considering a merger that would create a new ‘super union’.
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UN agency agrees ride-sharing and road safety action plans
A key meeting of United Nations agency the ILO (International Labour Organization) has just agreed two far-reaching resolutions – one for action on road safety and one on transport network companies such as Uber – following submissions by concerned employer and trade union organisations.
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