Unions oppose EU-Colombia Free Trade Agreement27 ноября, 2009EMF calls on European Parliament to not sign an EU-Colombia Free Trade Agreement.
Influencing the climate debate1 декабря, 2009Industrial trade union federations representing workers in the metal, chemical, energy and mining sectors in Europe and globally will be in Copenhagen in December 2009 demanding a strong legally-binding, comprehensive global agreement ensuring ambitious reduction of green house gas emissions. The federations will argue that social justice and long-term employment policies are an integral element of climate policy.
IMF in Copenhagen3 декабря, 2009Industrial workers' trade union federations call for a binding international agreement that will provide a framework for combating global warming, while at the same time safeguarding employment and workers' rights.
Workers die at Tuzla shipyards11 декабря, 2009Two new fatalities happened at Tuzla shipyards in Turkey. Limter İş is calling the deaths occupational murder and is demanding employers and the Turkish Ministry of Labour take adequate measures.
Safeguarding agreement achieved at Daimler in Sindelfingen17 декабря, 2009In November Daimler AG announced the plans to shift the C-Class Model from the plant in Sindelfingen to the Alabama plant in the USA. Thanks to the union efforts workers managed to keep their jobs.
Save Saab in Sweden14 января, 2010Thousands of Saab workers demonstrate outside plant in Trollhättan, Sweden in protest of GM's moves to close the plant.
Unions in Belgium increase their strength through merger10 января, 2010IMF affiliated CSC-METAL (CCMB) and ACV-CSC TEXTURA join forces and form ACV-CSC METEA a new strong union in the industrial sector.
