| International Confederation of Free Trade Unions -www.icftu.org The International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU), was set up in 1949 and has 241 affiliated organizations in 156 countries and territories on all five continents, with a membership of 155 million, 40% of who are women. It has three major regional organizations, APRO for Asia and the Pacific, AFRO for Africa, and ORIT for the Americas. It also maintains close links with the European Trade Union Confederation.
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| American Federation of Television and Radio Artists -www.aftra.org The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) is a national labor union representing over 70,000 performers, journalists and other artists working in the entertainment and news media. AFTRA's scope of representation covers broadcast, public and cable television (news, sports and weather; drama and comedy, soaps, talk and variety shows, documentaries, children's programming, reality and game shows); radio (news, commercials, hosted programs); sound recordings.
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| UNI Global Union -www.union-network.org Through store visits and cross border solidarity action, commerce unions in several European countries have drawn attention to German hard discounter Lidl's harsh employer policies. The company is repeatedly violating fundamental workers' and trade union rights, both at its home market in Germany and in other European countries, the unions say. This includes an active resistance against establishing representation structures for the German workers.
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| Broadcasting Entertainment Cinematograph and Theatre Union -www.bectu.org.uk BECTU is the independent union for those working in broadcasting, film, theatre, entertainment, leisure, interactive media and allied areas. The union represents permanently employed, contract and freelance workers who are primarily based in the United Kingdom. BECTU (Broadcasting Entertainment Cinematograph and Theatre Union) offers a wide range of services to its more than 26,500 members, including:
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| Australian Council of Trade Unions -www.actu.asn.au Since its creation in 1927, the ACTU has spearheaded some of the most fundamental workplace struggles in Australia’s history. The industrial gains are many: decades of wage increases through the award system and campaigns in the field, safer workplaces, greater equality for women, improvements in working hours, entitlements to paid holidays and better employment conditions, and the establishment of a universal superannuation system.
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