Workers at Molson<br>accept new contract13 December, 1999CAW boycott campaign and plant occupation have been called off.
Bulgarian union refused<br>access to plant15 December, 1999The current situation at the VMZ company of unpaid wages and employment insecurity is leading to increasing social tension which could easily result in civil protests.
Renew labour contacts15 December, 1999The International Metalworkers' Federation and the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions have sent a joint open letter to the Socialist International.
IG Metall demands<br>5.5 per cent pay increase11 January, 2000The world's biggest trade union, the German IG Metall, has presented its demands in the new millennium's first wage negotiations.
Top organising year for UAW17 January, 2000The United Auto Workers' union has announced that 1999 was one of their most successful organising years ever.
Anti-union tactics<br>continue in Ghana20 January, 2000IMF writes to multinationals selling their products through a Ghanaian company to call to order their distributor.
Deal will boost employment23 January, 2000Finnish metalworkers ratify an agreement giving them a pay raise of 3.1 per cent.
New guide on health and<br>safety in the steel industry26 January, 2000Workers' handbook includes sections on hazardous work areas, occupational diseases, hazard control and environmental effects.
Fight against the new monopoly31 January, 2000The largest concentration of power the world has ever known is increasingly dominating our societies.
Russian affiliate<br>holds congress10 February, 2000The IMF general secretary addresses for the first time a congress of the recently affiliated mining and metalworkers' union.
