14 January, 2003A woman worker on strike outside a General Electric plant near Louisville, Kentucky, was killed as she walked the picket line.

12 January, 2003Two-day walkout is a reaction against the company's unilateral increase in employee health-care costs.

7 January, 2003IMF French affiliate FGM-CGT asks its government to intervene on behalf of the AAM and REI.

7 January, 2003The AMWU has launched a campaign for women workers in the manufacturing industry.

11 December, 2001Fiat plans to cut 6,000 jobs and close or decrease production at 18 car plants.

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.