20 enero, 2012Unilever workers stage ten-day strike actions at food and cleaning products company Unilever UK sites January 18-28 to protest against planned pension cuts. A strike fund has been launched.

20 enero, 2012The complaint of the Mexican Electrical Workers' Union (SME) against their government will be considered in both Canada and the United States under North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) side agreement on labour cooperation.

8 diciembre, 2011Trade union leaders from Australia, India, Great Britain, New Zealand and North America continue to develop their strategy to organize and promote workers rights through a Tata Steel Network. The unions, meeting in Jakarta on December 7, agreed to an action plan that will see increasing cooperation before a Network meeting in 2012.

8 diciembre, 2011The strike against US-based Freeport-McMoRan by the ICEM-affiliated PT Freeport Workers' Union runs into its 11th week. The union plans another notice to extend the strike to January 15, 2012.

8 diciembre, 2011Members of the International Association of Machinists voted on December 8 to accept an agreement with Boeing that includes a firm commitment to future manufacturing in Puget Sound and Portland.

29 diciembre, 2011On December 19-20 the two largest Russian union federations held a conference in support of the bill to completely ban agency labour.

23 diciembre, 2011German trade unionists picket GEA headquarters demanding justice for 62 GEA workers in Turkey locked-out since July. It is the 4th action in recent months to demand respect for labour norms by the multinational.

21 diciembre, 2011Although no legally-binding agreement could be reached at COP17, countries officially met one of the industrial workers' demands, the creation of a Green Climate Fund. The workers now need to influence the design of the fund.

14 junio, 2011Indian Trade Unions call for ban of asbestos in a joint declaration issued during the two day trade union workshop on asbestos and occupational health and safety (OHS) issues on June 8-9, 2011 jointly organized by Building and Woodworkers' International (BWI) and International Metalworkers' Federation (IMF) in New Delhi.

10 junio, 2011The new ITUC Annual Survey on Trade Union Rights shows how trade union work remains extremely dangerous for many in lots of countries around the world, with 90 trade unionists and activists murdered in 2010.