Denmark: equal pay is the priority of HK’s 30th union congress

Members in the foreground. HK’s 30th extraordinary Congress, in Copenhagen on November 7-10, reelected the current chair, Kim Simonsen, in office since January 2008 (see our dispatch No. 080033), and who started his union’s restructuring program. Mr. Simonsen announced that this plan was complete. For instance, the union cut its departments to seven and drew a clear line between the union and the unemployment insurance fund. From now on, he said, HK will focus on its members and their expectations to “win back lost ground.”
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nion’s restructuring program. Mr. Simonsen announced that this plan was complete. For instance, the union cut its departments to seven and drew a clear line between the union and the unemployment insurance fund. From now on, he said, HK will focus on its members and their expectations to “win back lost ground.”

New equal pay act. With 77% of women among its members, the priority remains the pay gap – 17.7% in favor of men. 34 years after the equal pay act, HK is determined to change things with

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