7 octubre, 2002With the changing world of work and attacks on labour strength and unity, organising the unorganised is more pressing than ever.

6 octubre, 2002IMF applauds former metalworker and union leader, Luiz Inácio da Silva, who is the clear winner in the first round of the Brazilian presidential election.

2 octubre, 2002With the metal industry accounting for an important part of trade flows in the Americas, unions representing this industry must coordinate their strategies.

23 junio, 2002In 2005, when the doors for the 31st IMF World Congress open in Vienna, Austria, the host will be a trade union which does not yet exist. Rudolf Nürnberger, president of the Metall-Textil trade union, has begun to manage a giant logistic adventure: merging several trade union cultures into one, consisting of both blue- and white-collar workers.

23 junio, 2002The developments in the aircraft sector and the predominance of the two corporations Boeing and Airbus make closer trade union cooperation necessary, both globally and between the workers' representatives of these two corporations.

20 junio, 2002Millions of people supported trade union calls for general strikes on June 20.

20 junio, 2002Striking trade unionists at truck plant turn away replacement workers.

18 junio, 2002American multinational in Australia refuses to recognise union representation.

17 junio, 2002The campaign calls upon the public to help politically persecuted trade unionists.

5 junio, 2002The union representing construction equipment operators has signed the first of six collective contracts for their branch.