24 February, 2012Unionized skilled trade workers set out their vision for an industrial policy that can rebuild the manufacturing industry in Canada.
24 February, 2012CAW Local 27 members from Electro-Motive Diesel in London, Ontario have voted 95 per cent in favour of a closure agreement that provides enhanced severance packages.
10 February, 2011LabourStart launches Act NOW campaign on trade union rights in Mexico in support of the global days of action called by IMF, ICEM, ITF, UNI and ITUC and taking place from February 14 to 19.
24 March, 2011Bridgestone South Africa locks out workers at two production sites in Brits and Port Elizabeth. The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) believe this is a declaration of war by Bridgestone in response to wage increases achieved by workers in September 2010.
16 March, 2011Under the umbrella of JTUC-RENGO, IMF-JC and other trade unions in Japan have set up a special account to receive donations for trade union members who have lost so much as a result of the 2011 Eastern Japan earthquake and tsunami.
8 February, 2011IMF joins with other GUFs in a demonstration outside the Egyptian mission in Geneva as part of the ITUC's Global Day of Action in support of democracy in Egypt.
7 February, 2011More than 10,000 Indonesian workers marched in the streets of Jakarta demanding social security reforms and abolishment of precarious work on February 6, 2011.
4 February, 2011In an agreement reached between Telco Workers' Union, affiliate of Indian National Metalworkers' Federation (INMF), and TATA Motors, 280 workers had been upgraded as regular employees at Jamshedpur Plant in India.
14 March, 2011IMF sends message of condolence and solidarity to its Japanese affiliate, union members and their families, following the massive earthquake and tsunamis that caused untold devastation and damage to the eastern part of Japan.
