The 6th Regional Conference of UNI Americas Commerce will be held on October 27 and 28, 2021. The current global health situation due to the pandemic forces us to carry out this activity virtually through the Zoom platform. "Bigger and Stronger in the Digital Age" will be the tagline of the Conference, used to identify the work in the sector for the next period 2021 - 2024.
10:30 AM - 5 PM (GMT-3)
Accreditation
10:30 AM
Opening
11 AM
UNI Global President
Rubén Cortina
UNI Americas President
Héctor Dáer
Former Labor Minister, Brazil
Carlos Lupi
Approval of the Agenda
12 PM
UNI Americas Commerce President
José Luis Oberto
Regional Director of UNI Americas Commerce
Henry Olivera
Approval of the Credentials and Resolutions Committee
12:15 PM
UNI Americas Commerce President
José Luis Oberto
Credentials Committee President
Luz Marina Diaz
Panel discussion
12:30 PM
Impact of digital technologies and the role of trade unions in the protection of new rights for Workers
Moderator: José Luis Oberto - UNI Americas Commerce President
Mercedes D'Alessandro - Secretariat of Economy and Gender, Ministry of Economic Affairs of Argentina
Ernesto Murro - Former Economy Minister, Uruguay
Presentation of Motion
1:15 PM
Digitalization
Héctor Castellano - FUECyS, Uruguay
Debate and participation
1:30 PM
Break
2 PM
Presentation of Motion
3 PM
Decent, Healthy, and Safe Work
César Guerrero y Eduardo Choren - Secretariat of Health and Occupational Safety, FAECYS Argentina
Debate and participation
3:45 PM
Trade Union Action Development Report 2017-2021
4:15 PM
Regional Director of UNI Americas Commerce
Henry Olivera
Closing
5 PM
11 AM - 4 PM (GMT-3)
Opening
11 AM
Head of Department UNI Global Commerce
Mathias Bolton
President UNI Commerce Global
Stuart Appelbaum
Amazon: Global Organizing Campaigns
11:15 AM
Elections in Alabama, USA
Strike and collective bargaining, Italy
Moderator: Stuart Appelbaum - President UNI Commerce Global
Urgent Motion: Amazon
12 PM
UNI Americas Commerce President
José Luis Oberto
Debate and participation
12:15 PM
Geopolitics and the transformation of labor relations
12:30 PM
The role of alliances and global trade union federations
Marcio Monzane - UNI Americas Regional Secretary
Christy Hoffman - General Secretary, UNI Global Union
Rafael Freire - CSA General Secretary (greetings)
Presentation of Motion
1:15 PM
Breaking Down Barriers
Henry Olivera - Regional Director of UNI Americas Commerce
Debate and participation
1:45 PM
Break
2 PM
Approval of the Motions
3 PM
UNI Americas Commerce President
José Luis Oberto
Resolutions Committee President
Election of members to the UNI Americas Commerce Regional Executive Committee
3:30 PM
UNI Americas Commerce President
José Luis Oberto
Regional Director of UNI Americas Commerce
Henry Olivera
Closure
4 PM
Speech by UNI Americas Commerce President
José Luis Oberto
