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Ethical Practices Restored
July 27, 2010
AFL-CIO Executive Council Finally Adopts An Ethical Practices Code
By Harry Kelber
An Ethical Practices Code, a standard feature for decades in AFL-CIO Constitutions, has been restored in the 2009 version of the Constitution, after having been secretly eliminated in the 2005 text.
Section 17 of the current Constitution now states:
“The Executive Council shall be authorized by a two-thirds vote to (1) adopt an ethical practices code that covers the executive officers and employees of the AFL-CIO and the state, area and local bodies, and to establish an appropriate enforcement system and appropriate sanctions for violations of such code, and
“(2) require trade and industrial departments and national and international unions affiliated with the AFL-CIO to adopt and enforce within their own organizations ethical practice codes that are consistent with the AFL-CIO code and to establish appropriate sanctions for non-compliance with this requirement.
“In the event the sanctions provided for by the Executive Council include suspension from the AFL-CIO or AFL-CIO office, that sanction may be imposed only by a two-thirds vote of the Council after an appropriate hearing.”
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The World of Labor July 24, 2010
Metal Unions in Southeast Asia Agree on Strategy
Trade union leaders from four southeastern Asian countries met in Thailand from July 13-15 to discuss union-building strategies in a seminar arranged by their umbrella organization, the International Metalworkers’ Federation (IMF) The participating countries--Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam—adopted a strategic plan that aims to strengthen the trade union movement in their region and to build solidarity, locally, regionally and at the global level.
The seminar began with an evaluation of the IMF’s work in the region since the last congress in 2005. It showed that IMF increased its activities in organizing and union-building in the region. Yet, despite organizing new members, this had yet to translate into a growth in IMF affiliations in the region. In fact, the level of new affiliations had decreased.
Representatives of the IMF’s executive committee members in the region (Australia, Indonesia and Japan) provided an overview of the different approaches and structures within the development of their own unions. Participants also shared information on organizing strategies and discussed how to build future sustainable approaches, despite each country having a different culture and each union having a different history.
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Declaration of Workers' Rights
February 20, 2009: Issues
To ensure that the rights of union members will be respected and adhered to, and that they will have a voice in determining the policies and practices of their organizations, we proclaim the following principles that we will rigorously enforce:
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