Dispute at Trane subsidiary18 June, 2002American multinational in Australia refuses to recognise union representation.
Conflict at Navistar, Canada20 June, 2002Striking trade unionists at truck plant turn away replacement workers.
A logistic challenge23 June, 2002In 2005, when the doors for the 31st IMF World Congress open in Vienna, Austria, the host will be a trade union which does not yet exist. Rudolf Nürnberger, president of the Metall-Textil trade union, has begun to manage a giant logistic adventure: merging several trade union cultures into one, consisting of both blue- and white-collar workers.
The World Aerospace Industry23 June, 2002The developments in the aircraft sector and the predominance of the two corporations Boeing and Airbus make closer trade union cooperation necessary, both globally and between the workers' representatives of these two corporations.
Pressure mounts in Numsa wage talks10 September, 2002If mediation fails, South African car industry will see indefinite strike.
IMF Summer School17 September, 2002During two weeks in June, the IMF's second Summer School took place in Chexbres and Geneva. 23 trade unionists from 17 countries briefed one another on their respective organisations; discussed globalisation and the challenges for the trade union movement and paid visits to Swiss metal industries.
Managing change in the MEE industries19 September, 2002ILO tripartite meeting for lifelong learning in the mechanical and electrical engineering industries will see strong participation from the IMF and its affiliates.
Indonesian workers stage mass rallies19 September, 2002Thousands protest government's attempt to curtail workers' and trade union rights.
Amicus-AEEU to scrap no-strike deal at Honda22 September, 2002The general secretary-elect of Amicus-AEEU says "right to strike is a fundamental human right."
