13 September, 2011Organizing new workers is never easy but in the United States it's tougher than most places. Participants at an Alcoa Global Unions meeting got to experience first- hand the challenges facing the US unions. The attendees from unions in Australia, Canada, Iceland, Brazil, Suriname, and United Kingdom, took part in an organizing drive assisting the United Steelworkers (USW) as part of their activities. The target company Traco is a subsidiary of Alcoa and employs around 450 workers. Incidentally "Here we go again" was the title of union busting materials Alcoa used in one of its plants and seems apt to use during this organizing drive.
30 March, 2012Bosch worker representatives from around the world were able to address international management directly and build solidarity for freedom of association and collective bargaining at all Bosch sites globally.
27 March, 2012The National Miners' and Metalworkers' Union, which represents workers at the plant, says the plant closure is "really an attack on independent and democratic trade unionism".
19 April, 2012Unions representing members at Rio Tinto operations globally pledged to fight the company's anti-worker, anti-community practices in Alma, Canada and around the world. The first step, stop Rio Tinto from supplying the gold, silver and bronze for medals at the London Olympics in June.
19 April, 2012This international workers' memorial day, the global union networks at Gerdau and Tenaris will remember those that have died, been injured or suffered ill health as a result of work and demand that occupational health and safety be one of the highest priorities at their companies.
2 April, 2012On April 3, 2012, Dorje Khatri, central committee member of the General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT) will leave Kathmandu on a journey to put the flag of IndustriALL Global Union on Mount Everest.
16 April, 2012Indian trade unions' express concern about Rio Tinto's announced investment in India, given the company's reputation as a bad corporate citizen in Canada and Australia.
16 April, 2012Outrageously oppressive government of Swaziland, flouts human and labour rights, demobilising pro democracy campaign actions planned for April 12, 2012, which marks the 39th year of an on going state of emergency in Africa's smallest nation.
16 April, 2012IMF representative Vadim Borisov discussed workers' actions across the globe with young union activists in Chelyabinsk, Russia. Mining and Metallurgical Workers Union of Russia (MMWU) organized two events in Chelyabinsk, one for young union leaders and the other for the activists at Mechel, leading Russian metal company.
13 April, 2012Once again, the outrageously oppressive government of Swaziland, flouts human and labour rights, demobilising pro democracy campaign actions planned for 12th April 2012, which marks the 39th year of an on going state of emergency in Africa's smallest nation.
