Lithuania: creation of a trade union in the banking and insurance sectors

“This is a historical day, opening the way for a new era in Lithuania”, the president of this new union – Ramunas Markauskas – declared with no doubt; he was elected during a meeting last May 12 and 13. A six-point action plan was adopted on this occasion. The FPS union (Finansu Profesine Sajunga) counts about 150 members, most of them coming from the country’s main insurance company, Lietuvos Draudimas, owned by the Danish Codan, itself an depending from the British Royal & Sun Alliance, FPS’