17 мая, 2012Three federations merge to become IndustriAll European trade union, demanding industrial growth and more jobs.

16 мая, 2012The workers were shocked to find there are separate canteens for direct employees and contract workers at the company's Monlevade plant.

16 мая, 2012After pay talks with Volvo stalled, the Greater Curitiba Metalworkers' Union has called a strike for an indefinite period.

15 мая, 2012The Argentinean metalworkers' union organises a 24 hour strike in support of its demands for a pay rise.

14 мая, 2012Supporters are gearing up for a massive march and rally in Chicago on May 18, 2012 for the Robin Hood tax and against government austerity measures. Registered nurses, labour, community, and Occupy Wall Street activists will gather in a major rally in Chicago to kick off protests on the eve of the G8 and NATO summits.

11 мая, 2012Who are precarious workers? What are their living and working conditions? What is their future? A new project recently launched in Italy is aimed to answer these questions though listening to the stories of young people.

3 мая, 2012The Supreme Court rules in favour of the union. The government must now officially recognise Napoleón Gómez as general secretary.

3 мая, 2012Over 30,000 manufacturing workers warned employers with strikes across Germany after the negotiations between IG Metall and the employers' association, Gesamtmetall, came to a deadlock at the end of April.

30 апреля, 2012Please support the latest LabourStart campaign to free Somyot Prueksakasemsuk, a trade unionist, activist and journalist in Thailand that has been in jail since April 2011.

4 октября, 2011Union leaders in metalworkers' organizations in the Philippines met for a national workshop on September 28-29 in Manila to find pragmatic solutions, boost cooperation and share information.