September 29 - European Unions Say 'No!' to Austerity

27-09-2010

As part of a Europe-wide day of union action against the regressive, anti-worker austerity measures increasingly adopted by many countries, 50 unions from 30 countries will demonstrate in Brussels on September 29. In addition to the general strike in Spain, union demonstrations are also planned in Portugal, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Serbia, Romania, Poland ,Ireland and France.

The IUF European regional organization (EFFAT) will be participating with the slogan “Social justice from farm to fork - Fight precarious work”.

Full details are available on the website of the European Trade Union Confederation [1] (ETUC).

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The International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations (IUF) is an international federation of trade unions representing workers employed in agriculture and plantations; the preparation and manufacture of food and beverages; hotels, restaurants and catering services; all stages of tobacco processing. The IUF is composed of 394 affiliated organizations in 126 countries representing a combined membership of around 2,6 million.

How to contact the IUF:
Email: [email protected]
Post: Rampe du Pont-Rouge, 8, CH-1213, Petit-Lancy (Switzerland)
Phone: + 41 22 793 22 33
Fax: + 41 22 793 22 38

Links:
[1] http://www.etuc.org/a/7407#material
[2] http://cms.iuf.org/sites/cms.iuf.org/files/ETUC29092010.jpg