Campaigns

• Public Services Campaign
  The union has launched its ‘Amicus VALUES public services’ campaign.
  It will be one of the union's key campaigns for 2007 because the very concept of public services being provided by public ‘servants’ is under attack. It will spearhead a fight back with the ultimate aim of convincing a future Labour administration that Gordon Brown’s “no reversal on reforms” will lose the next election.
  
  
• Finance sector organising week, 6-10 November 2006
  Amicus will be holding its Finance sector organising week 6-10 November 2006. The theme for the week will be Amicus visiting bank branches across the county.
  
  
• Think of England - Keep Ryton Open
  Amicus and the T&G want Peugeot to keep Ryton open on the basis of the survival plan developed by the unions – or they will be calling on people and companies looking to buy cars to penalise the company for putting still-greater profits before their loyal British workforce.

• Save the UK car industry
  Amicus has launched a campaign to stop the export of jobs from the UK car industry.
  Following the closure of Rover last year and the job cuts announced in Peugeot and Vauxhall the union is demanding action from the government to stem the tide of job losses.

• Good Work
  Work is a crucial part of our lives. With record levels of employment in the UK, we need to look at what happens when we get to work and the quality of our working experience. Amicus is putting 'good work' at the centre of the policy and negotiating agendas. The Amicus Agenda for Better Jobs presents key elements that need to be considered in improving people's working lives.

• Paid educational leave campaign
  The biggest barrier to workers accessing learning opportunities is lack of time. That's why Amicus is campaigning to make paid educational leave a legal right.

• Future of manufacturing
  The document sets out the main building blocks upon which the ongoing campaign to defend manufacturing jobs and promote the growth of a sustainable manufacturing sector for the future can be built.

• Stop the Pensions Panic
  We need to deal with the crisis of confidence. Aiming at this, Amicus has made five demands on pensions. Amicus's Stop the Pensions Panic campaign was launched in February 2003 and has been very successful in raising awareness about the high number of companies who are seeking to close their final salary pension schemes.

• International campaigns
  Details of several campaigns on international issues.

• Amicus the union for young people
  More that 90 per cent of students work part time while studying. Research shows that it is younger people that are more likely to face discrimination and bullying at work.

• Is bullying a problem in your workplace?
  Not only can bullying have a devastating affect on individuals, it is also bad for business. Amicus, with the support of the DTI, is running the world's biggest anti-bullying project.

• Offshoring campaign
  As British banks and insurance companies send their 'back offices' to low-wage locations overseas, Amicus is campaigning against the offshoring of UK jobs.

• Equal pay campaign
  Amicus is campaigning to end discrimination against our women members. Workers should be paid fairly regardless of gender, race, disability or other pesonal characteristics.

• Africa Matters
  Amicus has joined forces with Action for Southern Africa to bring together trade unionists across continents. The campaign will offer Amicus members the chance to get involved in African issues.