29 May, 2001Former president of the Finnish metalworkers receives distinguished title in acknowledgement of his contributions to society.

27 May, 2001Union opposes retrenchment policies of the government and says real wages and pension benefits must increase.

21 May, 2001Fred Derby, well-known trade union activist and legislator, has died at the age of 61.

26 August, 1999IAM Boeing workers took to the street in the final week of contract talks between the union and the aircraft manufacturer.

25 August, 1999The president of the Finnish Metalworkers' Union favours levying a tax on short-term international capital transfers.

23 August, 1999Nothing happens when Europe is on vacation. It's summertime!

22 August, 1999Striking port and airport workers have been violently attacked by the police and armed forces, with many arrests carried out.

18 August, 1999The International Metalworkers' Federation expresses its profound sympathy with the people of Turkey, and with all metalworkers and their families affected by one of the strongest earthquakes this century, and urges humanitarian support.

17 August, 1999Venezuela's new Constituent Assembly has drafted a decree providing for the dissolution of the country's national trade union organisation, the CTV.

16 August, 1999The former president of the Korean Metal Workers' Federation, Dan Byung-ho, was released from prison in a special amnesty on August 15.