15 августа, 2002Although no imprisoned trade unionists were granted amnesties on August 15, the struggle for trade union rights will continue.
14 августа, 2002Metalworkers' unions in Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany and the Slovak Republic take action to help tens of thousands of their members affected by torrential rains and inundations.
13 августа, 2002Current collective contracts with GM, Ford and DaimlerChrysler will expire in mid-September.
7 августа, 2002Uruguay and Brazil are getting the ripple effects of the continued economic crisis in Argentina.
6 августа, 2002USWA hourly workers at Stelco's steel-producing unit in Hamilton, Ontario, ratify deal, but union members at Stelco-McMaster Ltée in Quebec reject company offer and set up picket lines.
19 декабря, 2002Workers in the majority of European countries abandoned their trade unions in the 1990s. For the Finnish Metalworkers' Union the situation has been the opposite. The deep recession and mass unemployment at the start of the decade was followed by a unique increase in members, especially among young metalworkers. Metal World visited the northern outpost of Oulu, Finland's Silicon Valley.
