TAIWAN: TRADE FEDERATION, HSBC UNION PLANNING PROTEST- LAYOFFS? : Trade unionists and union members say the bank has disguised its layoffs of 500 people as transfers, hoping to prod the relevant staff members into quitting

Companies have developed several different ways of disguising mass layoffs, such as demotions, transfers or forcing employees to sign long-term contracts, and the National Federation of Independent Trade Unions and the HSBC Union plan to take to the streets to protest...

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BENEFIT FOR GUAM’S WORKING FAMILIES

Senator-elect Rector will not be stepping down from his position as GFT President. There are at least eight other Union leaders in the mainland who serve in the legislature as well. This is not uncommon throughout the nation. Rector’s position in the legislature...