UNI Finance follows the UNI Global Union breaking through strategy to define its objectives, goals and work programme.

The five key objectives are:

1) Global companies
Strategic objective: To build organising strength within the global corporations operating in our sectors and to negotiate global and regional agreements.

2) Organising and capacity development
Strategic objective: To gain union recognition in the industries where UNI sectors operate and to further facilitate union growth by building the capacity to support organising campaigns worldwide.

3) Jobs with social security and justice for all
Strategic objective: To improve workplaces and raise employment standards in the services and allied sectors.

4) Political and regulatory influence
Strategic objective: To change and bring a stronger social dimension to global and regional processes of integration and regulatory frameworks and be a recognised partner in these processes.

5) UNI as a proactive, innovative and inclusive organisation
Strategic objective: To operate a modern, effective, innovative and well-run UNI Global Union and to secure the active involvement of all affiliates and mobilisation of their rank and file members, union representatives and leading officials in our work.

UNI Finance has developed a strategic planning framework based on the breaking through strategy and the UNI Finance Programme (political platform). This provides an indication of the annual work priorities across all of the four UNI regions.


UNI Finance Staff

The UNI Finance Department consists of:

Marcio Monzane, Head of UNI Finance (marcio.monzane@uniglobalunion.org)
Regula Khemiri, Departmental Assistant UNI Finance (regula.khemiri@uniglobalunion.org)
Gabrielle Lynch, Global Organiser UNI Finance (gabrielle.lynch@uniglobalunion.org) - currently on maternity leave
Lisa Nathan, Coordinator UNI Finance (lisa.nathan@uniglobalunion.org) - replacing Gabrielle Lynch
Aminata Keita, Policy Officer UNI Africa Finance (aminata.keita@uniglobalunion.org)
Andre Rodrigues, Regional Director UNI Americas Finance (andre.rodrigues@uniglobalunion.org)
Joanne De Freitas, Coordinator UNI Bahamas / Americas Finance (joanne.defreitas@uniglobalunion.org)
Jim Sauber, UNI Washington / Americas Finance (jim.sauber@uniglobalunion.org)
Jayasri Priyalal, Regional Director UNI Asia-Pacific Finance (jayasri.priyalal@uniglobalunion.org)
Claudia Saller, Policy Officer UNI Europa Finance (claudia.saller@uniglobalunion.org)
Nina Johansson, Policy Officer UNI Europa Finance (nina.johansson@uniglobalunion.org)


Governence
UNI Finance is governed by rules that provide an integrated structure for UNI Finance at global level and in the four regions: UNI Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific and Europe. The UNI Finance Conference made up of all UNI Finance affiliates unions, 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 Groups in each region.

The most recent global conference was held in March 2011 in Lisbon, Portugal.

The UNI Finance Steering Group is responsible for the development of UNI Finance policies and activities in between statutory UNI Finance Conferences. It comprises representatives of UNI Finance affiliates from around the world.

The current World Presidents are as:

President : Edgardo Iozia, UILCA/Italy (edgardo.iozia@uilca.it)
Vice-President (Africa): Joe Kokela, SASBO/South Africa (joek@sasbo.org.za)
Vice-President (Americas): Sergio Palazzo, AB/Argentina (bancaria@bancaria..com.ar) - first two years
Vice-President (Americas): Juvandia Moreira Leite, Contraf-CUT/Brazil (dulce@contrafcut.org.br) - last two years
Vice-President (Asia&Pacific): Seki Yutaka, FNIU/Japan (seki@fniu.or.jp)
Vice-President (Europa): Pia Desmet, SETCa/Belgium (PDesmet@bbtk-abvv.be)

At regional level there is an equivalent Steering Group to conduct business in between regional conferences.

The current Presidents of the regions are as:

President (Africa): Joe Kokela, SASBO/South Africa (joek@sasbo.org.za)
President (Americas): Sergio Palazzo, AB/Argentina (bancaria@bancaria..com.ar) - first two years
President (Americas): Juvandia Moreira Leite, Contraf-CUT/Brazil (dulce@contrafcut.org.br) - last two years
President (Asia-Pacific): Seki Yutaka, FNIU/Japan (seki@fniu.or.jp)
President (Europa): Edgardo Iozia, UILCA, Italy (edgardo.iozia@uilca.it)

UNI Finance World Steering group-16.3.2011.pdf