European Trade Union Confederation

Ideal Standard Workers Protest

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Thursday, April 22, 2021

b'Today Ideal Standard\xe2\x80\x99s (Italia) employees joined by the three major Italian Union Organizations - Filctem Cgil, Femca Cisl, Uiltec Uil \xe2\x80\x93 have executed a protest rally during the event \xe2\x80\x9cTogether World Tour\xe2\x80\x9d produced by the Company.

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  • b'Today Ideal Standard\xe2\x80\x99s (Italia) employees joined by the three major Italian Union Organizations - Filctem Cgil, Femca Cisl, Uiltec Uil \xe2\x80\x93 have executed a protest rally during the event \xe2\x80\x9cTogether World Tour\xe2\x80\x9d produced by the Company.
  • The event also included the participation of several prominent Italian industrial designers and architects such as Palomba Serafini, to whom the Union organizations are asking to push the envelope in recognizing the extraordinary Italian know-how applied not just in the design process but also for the manufacturing sector, and to avoid collaborations and outsourcing in low grade and overall poor labor conditions Countries.\nLocated in Northern Italy, Ideal Standard (Italia) is a company operating in the Kitchen and Bath products design and manufacturing sector as one of the excellence of Italy.
  • Since years, the company has been subjected to a variety of acquisitions executed by several international private funds currently leads by the Australian-based Anchorage Capital and the British CVC Funds.\nThe Company is now facing a financial crisis not derived by its ability to perform and be always at the cutting edge of its industry, but because of the too often reckless financial technique well known under the definition of \xe2\x80\x9cLeveraged Buyout\xe2\x80\x9d.
  • The assets of the company being acquired are often used as collateral for the loans, along with the assets of the acquiring company.

CHOP Fetal Program Wins Two Awards for Excellence in Patient and Family Experience

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Wednesday, November 18, 2020

The CFDT has won the 2020 Pinnacle of Excellence Award, recognizing the Center's ability to maintain consistently high levels of excellence over multiple years.

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  • The CFDT has won the 2020 Pinnacle of Excellence Award, recognizing the Center's ability to maintain consistently high levels of excellence over multiple years.
  • The SDU, the CFDT's inpatient delivery unit, has won the 2020 Guardian of Excellence Award for reaching the 95th percentile for each reporting period from July 2019 to April 2020.
  • The award highlights the SDU's performance on survey measures related to patient and family experience when compared to other organizations that also use Press Ganey.
  • "It is gratifying to see the team honored in this way, and we are so thankful for these two awards."

EESC calls for enhanced social dialogue in the EU

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Wednesday, November 11, 2020

In the EESC's view, the lessons learnt from previous crises indicate that prompt social partner involvement and political support from the authorities are among the key factors for successfully dealing with the immediate consequences of a crisis. Based on that, the EESC lists below several recommendations for sound post-pandemic management in the near future:active social partner involvement in designing and implementing national recovery plans to enhance the quality of policy design, engage social partners in implementation and build trust;better cooperation between the social partners and the European Commission in ensuring the consistent use of European resources on the basis of medium- to long-term planning;specific action, including an ad hoc temporary financial instrument to support social partners' capacity-building needs and help manage the consequences of the pandemic;sound corporate governance, including in restructuring processes resulting from the COVID-19 crisis, based on social dialogue, collective bargaining and respect for workers' rights to information, consultation and participation, which can make it possible to meet positive economic targets, as well as social and environmental goals. Social dialogue is a pillar of the European social model that can be used to swiftly respond to crises and deal with their consequences.

Key Points: 
  • In the EESC's view, the lessons learnt from previous crises indicate that prompt social partner involvement and political support from the authorities are among the key factors for successfully dealing with the immediate consequences of a crisis. Based on that, the EESC lists below several recommendations for sound post-pandemic management in the near future:
    • active social partner involvement in designing and implementing national recovery plans to enhance the quality of policy design, engage social partners in implementation and build trust;
    • better cooperation between the social partners and the European Commission in ensuring the consistent use of European resources on the basis of medium- to long-term planning;
    • specific action, including an ad hoc temporary financial instrument to support social partners' capacity-building needs and help manage the consequences of the pandemic;
    • sound corporate governance, including in restructuring processes resulting from the COVID-19 crisis, based on social dialogue, collective bargaining and respect for workers' rights to information, consultation and participation, which can make it possible to meet positive economic targets, as well as social and environmental goals.
    • Social dialogue is a pillar of the European social model that can be used to swiftly respond to crises and deal with their consequences.
    • Yet in many countries it is still fragmented and takes place only occasionally The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) threw its support behind fostering effective social dialogue in EU Member States as it plays a key role in shaping economic, labour and social policies that create better living and working conditions across the EU.
    • The opinion, drafted at the request of the German EU Presidency, aims to give an overview of the practice of social dialogue in the Member States, examining it in the context of past crises.
    • However, to be effective, social dialogue must include representative and legitimate social partners as well as the governments committed to engaging in it.
    • European social dialogue is an inalienable component of the European social model and is enshrined in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, supported by EU legislation and recognised in the European Pillar of Social Rights.
    • If social dialogue played a stronger role in this area, this could help secure a consensus between workers and businesses.
    • The European social model, which drives the competitiveness of European companies, is best promoted by sound corporate governance based on social dialogue, collective bargaining and respect for workers' rights to information, consultation and participation.
  • Giulia Barbucci elected new EESC vice-president with responsibility for the budget

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    Thursday, October 29, 2020

    She is committed to ensuring moderate and transparent management of the budget.

    Key Points: 
    • She is committed to ensuring moderate and transparent management of the budget.
    • Gender equality is still an open issue within the EESC, the institutions and the European Union as a whole.
    • Giulia Barbucci has been working for CGIL, the largest Italian trade union, since 1989.
    • Between Rome and Brussels

      As the mother of two daughters, Giulia Barbucci divides her time between Rome and Brussels.

    Proud Moments ABA Therapy Celebrates the Signature of A.10741, a Bill Allowing the State Education Department to extend Autism Therapist Permits for a Year

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    Thursday, September 24, 2020

    As a result, these therapists could not begin or continue to provide care for children.

    Key Points: 
    • As a result, these therapists could not begin or continue to provide care for children.
    • Proud Moments, as the largest provider of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) services in New York State, has been especially concerned about this problem.
    • So we are thrilled to announce today that Governor Cuomo has signed A.10741, a bill allowing the New York State Education Department to extend limited and provisional permits to ABA therapists (BCBAs and LBAs) for a year.
    • New York State is the epicenter of Proud Moments' clinical practice, with almost half of our BCBAs/LBAs practicing in New York.

    ELA Advertising Teams Up with Social Media Week LA 2019 and Overheard LA

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    Tuesday, June 11, 2019

    LOS ANGELES, June 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- ELA , a Global Creative Ad Agency, today announced its partnership with Social Media Week LA 2019 , June 12-13, 2019.

    Key Points: 
    • LOS ANGELES, June 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- ELA , a Global Creative Ad Agency, today announced its partnership with Social Media Week LA 2019 , June 12-13, 2019.
    • As part of the lineup, ELA, in collaboration with Overheard LA , will host a panel discussion for Social Media Week LA attendees focused on keeping it real in today's social climate.
    • Now celebrating its tenth year, Social Media Week Los Angeles brings together more than 1,500 top marketing, media, and technology professionals from more than 50 countries around new ideas, innovations, and emerging trends in social media.
    • "We are thrilled to partner with Social Media Week Los Angeles as it celebrates its 10th year on the cutting edge of social media," said Andre Filip, CEO of ELA Advertising.

    PSI Makes Strategic Investment in Silicon Valley-Based Akava

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    Monday, April 15, 2019

    Proteam Solutions Inc. (PSI), a leading IT consulting, IT staffing and business process outsourcing firm based in Columbus, has made a strategic investment in San Francisco-based consultancy and talent studio Akava, establishing a Silicon Valley innovation hub to deliver robust new solutions to clients.

    Key Points: 
    • Proteam Solutions Inc. (PSI), a leading IT consulting, IT staffing and business process outsourcing firm based in Columbus, has made a strategic investment in San Francisco-based consultancy and talent studio Akava, establishing a Silicon Valley innovation hub to deliver robust new solutions to clients.
    • With the companies strategic partnership, PSI and Akava are on the forefront of an industry-wide emphasis on democratized software code and remote development for agile project scaling.
    • This is a natural fit, with PSI tapping the resources and innovation in Silicon Valley and Akava gaining deep market insights from an emerging tech hub in the Midwest, said Brandon Durbin, founder and CEO of Akava.
    • Through IT consulting, PSI ensures clients technology investment strategy is sound and aligned with their business goals.

    Highlights - The labour and social situation of women in the EU – Hearing - Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality

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    Monday, February 18, 2019

    In the context of the development of measures aimed at reconciling work and family life and following a decade of economic and financial crisis, it is essential to monitor the evolution of the labour and social situation of women in the EU.

    Key Points: 
    • In the context of the development of measures aimed at reconciling work and family life and following a decade of economic and financial crisis, it is essential to monitor the evolution of the labour and social situation of women in the EU.
    • The hearing will have a double focus, examining two inter-related issues: unemployed young women and the women in precarious sectors who are at risk of poverty.
    • The experts which will contribute to the discussion are Iga Magda, Assistant Professor, Warsaw School of Economics and Vice-President, Institute of Structural Research; Cristina Rovira Izquierdo, Senior Inequality Programme Advisor, OXFAM Spain; Montserrat Mir, Confederal Secretary, ETUC and Lina Salanauskaite, Researcher/Analyst, EIGE.

    Highlights - Public hearing on Constitutional perspective of EU’s social dimension - Committee on Constitutional Affairs

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    Monday, November 26, 2018

    AFCO Committee is organising a public hearing on 27 November entitled the "Constitutional Perspective of EU's social dimension in the context of the debate on the future of Europe".

    Key Points: 
    • AFCO Committee is organising a public hearing on 27 November entitled the "Constitutional Perspective of EU's social dimension in the context of the debate on the future of Europe".
    • Three experts have been invited to speak: 1/ Mr Frank Vandenbroucke, Professor at the University of Amsterdam 2/ Mr Francesco Costamagna, Associate Professor of European Union law and lecturer in international public law at the Law Department of University of Turin 3/ Ms Esther Lynch, Confederal Secretary, ETUC
      This is one of the most discussed subjects in the "debate on the future of Europe", notably at the light of the developments occurred during the financial and economic crisis concerning, as, and the way forward at Treaties level, which has been even the subject of a specific reflection paper of the Commission in the framework of the White Paper on the future of Europe.