22 marzo, 2012The network Steering Group met and approved a work plan in Belgium shortly after the closure of Caterpillar's EMD plant in Canada.

11 abril, 2012In Finland, the media, the company's biggest shareholder and trade unions organising PKC workers have spoken out against the company's protection contract with the CTM. Mexican workers had chosen the SNTMMSRM to represent them.

5 abril, 2012As ICEM, IMF and ITGLWF's dissolution and founding Congresses approach, www.building-power.org website goes live.

28 marzo, 2012If you have read or seen materials produced by some of the world's biggest union busting companies then you would be convinced that it's not possible to have a successful company that's unionized. These companies talk of unions as third parties forgetting that unions are made up of ordinary working people who are major stakeholders in the companies they work for.

28 marzo, 2012A group of experts from the United Steelworkers who serve on the ArcelorMittal Joint Global Health Safety Committee (JGHSC) revisited the company's Vinton Steel Works in Texas on February 27 and 28. During an earlier visit in August, 2011 a number of improvements were identified. Checking up on progress, the experts found that although progress has been made efforts need to continue.

28 marzo, 2012On March 23 trade unions of Kyrgyzstan held a meeting against the hasty adoption of the new Labour Code, undermining workers' rights. Thanks to the unions resolute position, backed by international pressure, adoption of the new Labour Code of Kyrgyzstan is postponed unitl June 1.

27 marzo, 2012General Motors workers in Shushary (Saint-Petersburg area, Russia) secured a wage raise of 10.5 per cent starting from April 1, partly meeting the demands of the Interregional Trade Union of Autoworkers (ITUA).

20 marzo, 2012Kyrgyz authorities rush to adopt the new, degraded Labour Code without proper consultation with social partners. IMF and ICEM send a letter of protest to the prime minister of Kyrgyzstan.

20 marzo, 2012The IMF and its Swedish and Finnish affiliates assess project advances in Lima, Peru and discuss the future organization of IndustriALL Global Union in Peru.

19 marzo, 2012On March 14, 2012 the National Assembly of Pakistan unanimously passed Industrial Relations Act (IRA) 2012.