10 December, 2001German metalworkers' trade union recommends a pay rise next year of between 5 and 7 per cent. Employers' association says the claim is "ignoring economic reality".

9 December, 2001Chris Duplancich is a metalworker in the USA and a member of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM).

6 December, 2001

5 December, 2001The Norwegian Nobel Committee should use its authority to persuade the Korean goverment to release the imprisoned KMWF president, says Marcello Malentacchi in an open letter.

2 December, 2001About 6,000 Australian Workers' Union members at BHP Steel will walk off the job next Monday for 24 hours after a breakdown in enterprise bargaining talks.

16 June, 2001Welcome Desk/Airport Shuttle

14 June, 2001In the IMF's survey "The purchasing power of working time", comparisons are made between the time that has to be worked to buy food, clothing, fuel, rent, durable goods, income tax and social security in 63 countries . It's a horn of plenty.

14 June, 2001Philips is trying to escape the collective agreement in Germany with a juridical trick.

14 June, 2001Threats and blackmail against trade union activists have intensified in Belarus.

11 June, 2001Job Cuts above 1,000 announced until July 31, 2001, sorted by number of job cuts.