Korea reunites for kick-off11 August, 1999North Korea clinched victory in the first of two historic football matches against a trade union team from the South.
Trade union rights<br>under threat in Malta22 August, 1999Striking port and airport workers have been violently attacked by the police and armed forces, with many arrests carried out.
Renewed hope<br>for workers at Avondale24 August, 1999The new owner of the Avondale shipyard, Litton Industries, is apparently more union-friendly than its predecessor.
Boeing proposes 3-year deal30 August, 1999U.S. aircraft manufacturer makes large concessions with their "best and final offer" in order to fend off IAM strike threat.
Great new tool<br>for trade union education2 September, 1999The International Metalworkers' Federation has just published a book - in cartoon format - which presents the IMF's all-important Action Programme in an easily comprehensible manner.
IMF loses friend14 September, 1999Juan Olaskoaga, former General Secretary of the Basque country metalworkers' union, has died.
Half-million-strong union inaugurated14 September, 1999IMF congratulates the newly merged JAM at its convention in Tokyo on 9/9/99.
Aerospace merger<br>gets union nod17 October, 1999French metal union says that the French-German alliance represented by this merger is the beginning of a greater European cooperation.
Celebrating an important anniversary3 November, 1999During the first 40 years of its existence, the ICFTU was busy fighting the other half of the world. Now, the situation has completely changed.
Chance for Avondale<br>union recognition7 November, 1999Workers at the shipyard in New Orleans, now owned by Litton, will vote on union rights.
