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9 August, 2005ICEM News release No. 5/2001
Trade unions in tyre multinational Goodyear have launched a worldwide newsletter.
Named Global Solidarity, the bulletin will help coordinate union information and action within Goodyear on all continents.
This is the latest initiative from a global Goodyear workers' network set up in 1999 by the 20-million-strong International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers' Unions (ICEM).
The ICEM is building up union networks within major multinationals in its sectors. At the same time, it is working to conclude global agreements with companies, covering issues such as trade union rights, equality and health, safety and the environment.
ICEM-affiliated unions in the company concerned establish and run a network, with unions in the company's headquarters country often taking on a key role. In this case, Global Solidarity is published by the ICEM-affiliated United Steelworkers of America (USWA), which organises workers in the US tyre industry.
The first issue of the newsletter includes labour stories from Goodyear operations in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Guatemala, Indonesia, the UK and the USA. It also covers regional union action and gives background information on the company.
Print copies are currently being distributed in English, French, German, Japanese and Spanish. Online versions in each language are now available on this site: