During the 2nd UNI Finance Global Union Conference, delegates adopted the UNI Finance Programme, its political platform, and finalised its world structure by approving the UNI Finance Rules.
The UNI Finance Programme sets out what UNI Finance is about. It defines the key sector-specific policies as well as the roles of affiliates and the Secretariat in implementing them. The main aim is to address the challenges of globalisation and multinationals.
UNI Finance’s overall purpose is to pool the strengths of affiliates and organise joint action at global, regional, national and local level. UNI Finance is an organisation that must be deeply rooted in the everyday life of unions and in the everyday life of workers on the shop floor.
The UNI Finance Rules provide an integrated structure for UNI Finance at global level and in the four regions: UNI Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific and Europa.
With the UNI Finance Programme and Rules as solid foundations, finance workers and their unions will build UNI Finance Global Union – by activities at world and regional level, by joint activities of groups of affiliates, and the work that affiliates do at home. The strength of UNI Finance lies in pulling together the resources and commitment of colleagues from the world level to the shop floor.
Secretariat
The UNI Finance Department consists of:
Oliver Roethig, Head of UNI Finance (oliver.roethig@uniglobalunion.org)
John Musonda, Regional Director UNI-Africa Finance (john.musonda@uniglobalunion.org)
Marcio Monzane, Regional Director UNI-Americas Finance (marcio.monzane@uniglobalunion.org)
Jayasri Priyalal, Regional Director UNI Asia-Pacific Finance (jayasri.priyalal@uniglobalunion.org)
Katrine Sondergard, Policy Officer UNI-Europa Finance (katrine.sondergard@uniglobalunion.org)
Regula Khemiri, Departmental Assistant UNI Finance (regula.khemiri@uniglobalunion.org)
Gabrielle Lynch, Global Organiser UNI Finance (gabrielle.lynch@uniglobalunion.org)
Conferences
The UNI Finance Conference has overall responsibility for the policies and activities of UNI Finance. It meets once every four years and elects the UNI Finance President, Vice-Presidents and other members of the Steering Group.
- 2006 Conference, Geneva/Switzerland
- 2002 Conference, Rio de Janeiro/Brasil
At regional level, the UNI-Africa Finance, UNI-Americas Finance, UNI-AsiaPacific Finance and UNI-Europa Finance Conferences play an equivalent role.
The UNI-Europa Finance Conference, which meets every year, also serves as UNI Finance’s annual global meeting.
Steering Groups
The UNI Finance Steering Group is in charge of UNI Finance polices and activities in between statutory UNI Finance Conferences. It comprises representatives of UNI Finance affiliates from around the world.
to be elected at the UNI Finance World Steering Group meeting, 9 June 2010
Vice-President (Africa): Joe Kokela, SASBO/South Africa (joek@sasbo.org.za)
Vice-President (Americas): Luiz Claudio Marcolino, Contraf-CUT/Brazil (lcmarcolino@spbancarios.com.br)
Vice-President (Asia-Pacific): Koji Ishikawa, FNIU/Japan (ishikawa@fniu.or.jp)
Vice-President (Europa): Pia Desmet, SETCa/Belgium (PDesmet@bbtk-abvv.be)
At regional level, the UNI-Africa Finance, UNI-Americas Finance, UNI-Asia Pacific Finance and UNI-Europa Finance Steering Groups play an equivalent role.
President (Africa): Joe Kokela, SASBO/South Africa (joek@sasbo.org.za)
President (Americas): Vagner Freitas, Contraf-CUT/Brazil (contrafcut@contrafcut.org.br)
President (Asia-Pacific): (ishikawa@fniu.or.jp)
President (Europa): Edgardo Iozia, UILCA, Italy (edgardo.iozia@uilca.it)
List of members of global and regional Steering Groups:
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