Strikes end at Brazilian assembly plants20 мая, 2010Workers at Renault, Bosch, Volvo and Volkswagen assembly plants in Greater Curitiba demand a bigger share of company profits.
ITUA wins a court battle20 мая, 2010ITUA members in Tver, Russia keep fighting in courts. On April 27-28 a court hearing on the reinstatement of two union activists took place. The judge decided in favour of the company. However, on May 18 another court hearing ended in a significant victory for the union.
Call for action against assault on Johnson Controls organizers in Mexico20 мая, 2010IMF calls on affiliates to take urgent action against the assault on Johnson Controls organizers in Mexico. As featured in the latest issue of Metal World, workers at Johnson Controls trying to establish a representative union in place of a protection contract face dismissals, intimidation and violence.
Illegal search of the REPAM office in Brest27 мая, 2010On May 18 the police conducted a search of the REPAM office in Brest, Belarus, and seized a notebook computer and computer cases. Following the search the office was sealed. The IMF calls on affiliates to send letters of protest to the Presidential Administration and the General Procurator's Office of the Republic of Belarus.
IMF tells UN Special Representative that precarious work undermines human rights31 мая, 2010The IMF makes submission to the UN Special Representative of the Secretary General for Business and Human Rights, John Ruggie, to tell him how employers are using various forms of precarious employment expressly to prevent workers from joining a trade union and bargaining collectively.
Johnson Controls workers win democratic union representation31 мая, 2010After three days of strike and local and international solidarity action, workers at a Johnson Controls plant (Resureccion) in Puebla, Mexico won recognition of freedom of association and agreement on an improved profit sharing payment.
Colombian unions reject trade agreement with EU3 июня, 2010Stating that the Colombia-EU trade agreement will harm domestic production and cause unemployment, the three trade union centers in Colombia add that the agreement does not take account of the economic imbalances between the economies.
Mexican federal police move in on strikers in Cananea7 июня, 2010IMF alarmed by reports that federal and state forces have moved into Cananea on Sunday night to execute arrest warrants against the union leaders of the Mexican Miners' Union.
IG Metall gets 3.6 per cent wage rise for steel workers30 сентября, 2010IMF German affiliate, IG Metall recommends members accept a new agreement for a 3.6 per cent pay rise and equal pay for contract workers after negotiations with employers in the steel sector. The agreement reached on September 29 came after the union staged three days of warning strikes.
