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Eve Irvine is pleasedย to welcomeย Hรฉlรจne Duguy, Senior Environmental Lawyer at ClientEarth.ย PFAS pollution is widespread, these highly persistent chemicals have been detected in water and soil, food and consumer products, and even the human body. The risks are increasingly well documented, alternatives now exist for many uses, and there is an extensive regulatory framework that is in place. Duguy argues that the central problem is therefore not simply a lack of scientific knowledge or legislation, but rather weak enforcement, slow regulation and corporate resistance. And so hazardous chemicals remain in circulation even when restrictions exist.ย
The state bank restored conditions as they stood before 31 August and reopened talks. Banco do Brasil staff approved their own deal and most bases returned. The post The Caixa Strike Went On Anyway, After the Bank Suspended the Measures Rather Than the Benefits appeared first on The Rio Times.
The state bank went back to the table on 13 September and withdrew its unilateral benefit changes. The strike over the staff health plan continues. The post Caixa Reopens Bargaining and Suspends Its Own Benefit Measures appeared first on The Rio Times.
Staff atย public broadcaster Radio France began a two-day strike on Sunday over the appointment ofย Charles Sapin, deputy editor-in-chief at far-right weekly Valeurs Actuelles. Unionsย accuse Sapin of promoting far-right ideas ahead of next spring's presidential election, while management has defended the appointment in the name of pluralism.
Workers walked out on Thursday night over a health plan change. The company has asked the labour court to declare the strike abusive. The post Brazil’s Postal Service Correios Is on an Open-Ended National Strike appeared first on The Rio Times.
Os empregados da Caixa Econรดmica Federal rejeitaram a proposta final apresentada pelo banco e decidiram manter a greve nacional, iniciada na quinta-feira (10). A paralisaรงรฃo segue por tempo indeterminado, enquanto as entidades sindicais buscam retomar as negociaรงรตes. Na base do Sindicato dos Bancรกrios de Sรฃo Paulo, Osasco e Regiรฃo, 68% dos trabalhadores votaram contra a proposta em assembleia encerrada ร s 23h desta sexta-feira (11).ย O principal ponto de divergรชncia รฉ o Saรบde Caixa, plano de assistรชncia mรฉdica dos funcionรกrios. A proposta apresentada pela instituiรงรฃo previa mudanรงas no modelo de custeio e nas regras de coparticipaรงรฃo. Justiรงa Notรญcias relacionadas:Caixa entra em greve nacional; BB tem paralisaรงรฃo parcial.Antes da votaรงรฃo, a Caixa afirmou que a proposta era final e indicou que poderia recorrer ร Justiรงa do Trabalho caso fosse rejeitada. O banco deve avaliar o ingresso de um dissรญdio coletivo, instrumento utilizado para que a Justiรงa do Trabalho estabeleรงa condiรงรตes para solucionar o impasse entre empregados e instituiรงรฃo. Apesar da rejeiรงรฃo, a Caixa afirmou que mantรฉm o diรกlogo aberto com as entidades representativas dos trabalhadores e que pretende buscar um entendimento. Origem A paralisaรงรฃo comeรงouย na quinta-feira (10), depois que os trabalhadores rejeitaram uma proposta anterior para a renovaรงรฃo do Acordo Coletivo de Trabalho (ACT). Segundo a Confederaรงรฃo Nacional dos Trabalhadores do Ramo Financeiro (Contraf-CUT), mais de 90% das bases sindicais haviam rejeitado o texto anterior apresentado pela Caixa. Em Sรฃo Paulo, Paranรก e outras regiรตes, agรชncias amanheceram fechadas no inรญcio da greve. Os caixas eletrรดnicos continuaram disponรญveis. Proposta rejeitada Entre os principais pontos oferecidos pela Caixa estavam: prรชmio de R$ 3 mil por empregado; pagamento, em 18 de setembro, do salรกrio reajustado, da Participaรงรฃo nos Lucros e Resultados (PLR), do Super Caixa e do prรชmio; aumento de 6,5% para 8% do limite de participaรงรฃo da Caixa no custeio do Saรบde Caixa; antecipaรงรฃo da parcela da Caixa referente ร 13ยช mensalidade de 2028, 2029 e 2030; pagamento de valores relativos ao PAMS a partir de 2027; R$ 236 milhรตes em aรงรตes de prevenรงรฃo ร saรบde a partir de janeiro de 2027; criaรงรฃo de grupos de trabalho para discutir melhorias na eficiรชncia do plano e novas fontes de financiamento. A proposta tinha validade atรฉ ontem (11). Saรบde Caixa As mudanรงas no plano de saรบde concentraram a maior parte das divergรชncias. Entre as regras propostas estavam: contribuiรงรฃo dos empregados de 2,3% a 4,1% sobre o salรกrio-base, conforme a faixa etรกria; cobranรงa de R$ 480 a R$ 660 por dependente, de acordo com a idade; aumento do teto anual de coparticipaรงรฃo de R$ 3,6 mil para R$ 4,8 mil por grupo familiar; limite de 9% para o grupo familiar; criaรงรฃo de um piso de R$ 50 por beneficiรกrio; cobranรงa de 13 mensalidades; aumento de R$ 75 para R$ 150 no valor da consulta em pronto-socorro, fora do teto; isenรงรฃo de coparticipaรงรฃo em atendimentos por telemedicina; recadastramento anual obrigatรณrio. A proposta tambรฉm previa uma janela de 90 dias para adesรฃo de titulares que atualmente estรฃo fora do plano. Apรณs o cancelamento, porรฉm, nรฃo seria possรญvel retornar ao Saรบde Caixa. Atendimento aos clientes A Caixa orienta os clientes a priorizar os canais digitais e remotos durante a paralisaรงรฃo. Entre as opรงรตes estรฃo: aplicativo Caixa; internet Banking; WhatsApp Caixa; Caixa Tem; aplicativos Cartรตes Caixa, Habitaรงรฃo Caixa, DPVAT e FGTS; caixas eletrรดnicos; rede Banco24Horas; lotรฉricas e correspondentes Caixa Aqui. O atendimento telefรดnico tambรฉm permanece disponรญvel pelo Alรด Caixa, nos nรบmeros 4004-0104, para capitais e regiรตes metropolitanas, e 0800-104-0104, para as demais localidades. Banco do Brasil A situaรงรฃo รฉ diferente no Banco do Brasil. Na maior parte dos sindicatos, a categoria aprovou uma proposta apresentada pela instituiรงรฃo e trabalhou normalmente na sexta-feira (11). A paralisaรงรฃo, no entanto, permanece em 18 bases sindicais, onde os trabalhadores nรฃo encerraram o movimento.
Agreement Reached on Key Demands of Safai Karamcharis
Angola · ENERGY Key Facts —What happened Workers at the Lobito refinery construction site in Benguela province protested over salaries they called “miserable.” —The project State oil firm Sonangol and China National Chemical Engineering are building a refinery with a capacity of 200,000 barrels per day. —The money Reuters reported in October 2023 that Angola […] The post Workers Strike at Lobito Refinery Site in Angola Over Low Salaries appeared first on The Rio Times.
UFBU seeks five-day banking, withdrawal of Performance Linked Incentive scheme; unions call for time-bound settlement through negotiations
A Russian strike on a shopping centre in the central Ukrainian city of Pavlohrad killed at least four people.
Firefighters in France are on strike over a lack of funding for essential emergency services. Their dedication was pushed to the limit in the recent wild fire episodes south of Paris and near Bordeaux. Short comings in the current system were highlighted by these extreme cases. FRANCE 24's Mark Owen speaks with Yael Lecras, Vice-President of the National Union of Professional Firefighters.
Four members of a Palestinian family, including girls aged 8 and 12, were killed in an Israeli air attack as they slept
C.H. Venkatachalam, general secretary, All India Bank Employeesโ Association, said the September 11 strike will be followed by strikes on September 28, 29, and 30, and an indefinite strike from October 26 if our demands are not met
The employees, who had on Tuesday, September 8, observed a day-long strike, were demanding that the government withdraw its letter branding their August 27 mass casual leave taken in protest as โunauthorised leaveโ.
We dive into the particularities of France's firefighting system, including how they came to be called "sapeurs-pompiers", this as firefighters kick off six weeks of strikes. Finally, we discuss how other public service workers are also calling for industrial action.
Argentina's airport strike was postponed hours before it began. The union ATE says it could resume September 7-8 if wage talks with the government fail. The post Argentina Airport Strike May Resume September 7-8 appeared first on The Rio Times.