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Union Of Industry, Commerce And Finance
The Union of Industry, Commerce and Finance (UNICOF) is a trade union representing workers in various sectors, in Ghana. The union was founded in August 2003, as a split from the Industrial and Commercial Workers' Union The Industrial and Commercial Union (ICU) was a trade union and mass-based popular political movement in southern Africa. It was influenced by the syndicalist politics of the Industrial Workers of the World (adopting the IWW Preamble in 1925) ... (ICU). The Ghana Trades Union Congress (TUC) accepted the new union as an affiliate, which led UNICOF to resign from the TUC. On formation, the union had 4,000 members, and by 2011 this had grown to 12,000. The union was initially led by General Secretary John Esiape, but he was suspended from office in 2016. Since then, it has been led by Chief Executive Officer John Senanu Amegashie. External links *{{official website, https://unicofgh.org/ References General unions Trade unions in Ghana Trade unions est ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trade Union
A trade union (labor union in American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers intent on "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment", ch. I such as attaining better wages and benefits (such as holiday, health care, and retirement), improving working conditions, improving safety standards, establishing complaint procedures, developing rules governing status of employees (rules governing promotions, just-cause conditions for termination) and protecting the integrity of their trade through the increased bargaining power wielded by solidarity among workers. Trade unions typically fund their head office and legal team functions through regularly imposed fees called ''union dues''. The delegate staff of the trade union representation in the workforce are usually made up of workplace volunteers who are often appointed by members in democratic elections. The trade union, through an elected leadership and bargaining committee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Industrial And Commercial Workers' Union (Ghana)
The Industrial and Commercial Workers' Union (ICU) is a general union, the largest union in Ghana. History The union was founded on 25 May 1960, with the merger of five unions: * Catering and Meat Cutters Union * Commercial and Allied Workers' Union * General Clerical and Public Boards Employees' Union * Manufacturing and Industrial Workers' Union * Printers and Newspapers Workers' Union It was initially named the Industrial, Commercial, and General National Workers' Union. It affiliated to the Ghana Trades Union Congress (TUC). The largest union in the country, in the 1980s under L. G. K. Ocloo it became known for its opposition to the Provisional National Defence Council, and Ocloo was ultimately forced into exile. In 1983, some union members split away, to form the Textile, Garment and Leather Employees' Union. A further group left in 2003, founding the Union of Industry, Commerce and Finance The Union of Industry, Commerce and Finance (UNICOF) is a trade union representin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghana Trades Union Congress
The Ghana Trades Union Congress is a national centre that unites various workers' organizations in Ghana. The organization was established in 1945. History The GTUC as a central co-ordinating body for 14 union groups in 1945. The unions were registered under the Trade Union Ordinance of 1941. In 1954, the union proposed that the local unions be amalgamated along industrial groupings to make the union strong. The proposal was approved in 1955. The union had 24 member unions in 1958 and was regulated by the Industrial Relations Act 56. The first elections of the GTUC was held in 1966 after Kwame Nkrumah, the first president of Ghana was overthrown. The election was conducted to replace the union leaders who were under detention under the National Liberation Council. In 1971, the GTUC was dissolved as the sole trades union congress after parliament, led by the Busia government, passed Act 383. The Act was repealed by the I.K. Acheampong government in the same year. The union's exe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Unions
A general officer is an officer of high rank in the armies, and in some nations' air forces, space forces, and marines or naval infantry. In some usages the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colonel."general, adj. and n.". OED Online. March 2021. Oxford University Press. https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/77489?rskey=dCKrg4&result=1 (accessed May 11, 2021) The term ''general'' is used in two ways: as the generic title for all grades of general officer and as a specific rank. It originates in the 16th century, as a shortening of '' captain general'', which rank was taken from Middle French ''capitaine général''. The adjective ''general'' had been affixed to officer designations since the late medieval period to indicate relative superiority or an extended jurisdiction. Today, the title of ''general'' is known in some countries as a four-star rank. However, different countries use different systems of stars or other insignia for senior ranks. It has a NATO ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trade Unions In Ghana
Trade unions in Ghana first emerged in the 1920s and have played an important role in the country's economy and politics ever since. Pre-independence The first industrial action in Ghana - at the time still the British colony Gold Coast - was a strike by the country's miners in 1919. This led to a series of successful collective actions by workers.Profile of the Labour Market and Trade Unions in Ghana . LO/FTF Council. Retrieved September 2, 2007. Permanent organizations were formed as well. Unions like the Gold and Silver Smith's Association, the Colony and Ashanti Motor Union, and the Carpenters and Masons Union were all founded in the 1920s.Powar, P. Komlar [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
