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AS Analysis Meanwhile trade unions such as Amicus have moved from outright knee-jerk opposition to working with firms to try and make sure some of the offshore savings are reinvested in the future of the affected UK workers. [26 Sep 2005]
Offshoring: How to deal with customer backlash
Comment On the jobs front, the Amicus trade union, which recently merged with financial services union Unifi, has warned of "by any means necessary" strike action in protest at the large numbers of jobs it claims are being moved abroad purely to cut costs. [05 Jul 2004]
Inside offshoring: Job losses and the backlash
Comment Somebody in Amicus comes and makes a statement and then they show a photo of a train packed with people," he said. We put the key points in the jobs and backlash debate to the main Indian IT companies and Indian IT trade body Nasscom while... [26 May 2004]
Two keys to offshoring: Education and training
News Research into consumers' attitudes shows 60 per cent aren't only worried about offshoring but about their own jobs," said David Fleming, national secretary of union Amicus, speaking at an event on Tuesday evening run by silicon.com contributors... [10 Mar 2004]
Unions push EU for Indian jobs investigation
News Finance sector union Amicus is today holding a series of high-level meetings with MEPs on the back of last week's announcement by insurance group Aviva that it plans to offshore 2,500 jobs to India next year. [09 Dec 2003]
Leader: The tough offshoring question
Leader The union Amicus, quite rightly wanting to protect its members jobs, is already up in arms about the plans, claiming that Indian staff cannot offer the same level of detail and local journey knowledge as UK workers. [13 Nov 2003]
