HP: European trade unions demand re-skilling as an alternative to redundancies

Gathered on September 8 by the Union Network International (UNI) and by the European Metalworkers' federation (EMF), the trade unions of HewlettPackard (HP) expressed concern about the social effects that the "friendly" take over of Electronic Data Systems Corporation (EDS) may have on their company. The EMF and UNI said they were ready to closely monitor the impact on the workforce. (Ref. 080671)
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Over forty trade union representatives from Austria, Belgium, Germany, Spain, France, Sweden, UK, Italy and the Netherlands, met on September 8 at the joint initiative of the European Metalworkers’ Federation (EMF) and of the Union Network International (UNI) to express their concerns about the possible effects on employment and working conditions of the friendly take over of EDS by HP, announced in May. They also voiced discontent about the lack of information provided by both managements so f

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