18 April, 2011As seen through experience in Russia, India, Zambia, Colombia, Australia and the U.S., building unions capable of achieving real gains through collective bargaining and having an impact on national public policies depends on effective organizing.
15 April, 2011Thousands of workers from across Korea marched to Hanjin Heavy Industries Yeongdo shipyard and rallied beside union leaders who have been carrying out a sit-in protest against Hanjin's mass dismissals. The dismissal of the 170 workers is in breach of the employment security agreements concluded in March 2007 and February 2011.
15 April, 2011Members of the Sindicato de Trabajadores de Tubos Caribe (SINTRATUCAR) union at Tenaris Tubos del Caribe Ltd received new death threats. The union has denounced the situation and is asking for protection from the Colombian government.
14 April, 2011Some 2,000 iron ore miners and pellet-plant workers in northern Québec, members of four United Steelworkers (USW) locals, came to excellent wage, pension, and work terms with ArcelorMittal Mines Canada.
27 April, 2011The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) welcomed the decision of the National Labour Relations Board (NLRB) to issue a complaint against the Boeing company. The company was charged with illegal retaliation against Boeing employees in the Puget Sound area in Washington after their decision to relocate production to South Carolina.
5 May, 2011Gender, trade union networks, solidarity, trade, employment and development issues and also focused on the mission, objectives and structure of the new international trade union federation were on the agenda at this conference.
2 May, 2011Nokia announces plans to cut 4,000 jobs over the next two years, mostly in Denmark, Finland and the UK, and move a further 3,000 jobs when outsourcing its Symbian software operations.
1 May, 2011This May Day the International Metalworkers' Federation joins with the international trade union movement in calling for justice, equality, humanity and sustainability in a joint statement.
30 April, 2011In mid-April, more than 100 trade union delegates attended Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Organisation (SSARO) Conference of the International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers' Unions (ICEM) to elect regional leadership and discuss issues affected workers in the region. In keeping with the spirit of the proposed merger between ICEM, the International Metalworkers' Federation (IMF), and the International Textile, Garment and Leather Workers Federation (ITGLWF), regional representatives of IMF and ITGLWF attended the conference in Accra, Ghana
