3 апреля, 2012Benteler workers in Russia win the strike over recognition of their union. On April 2 the administration of the plant issued an official statement accepting negotiations with the Interregional Trade Union of Autoworkers (ITUA).
3 апреля, 2012Despite a ban on sandblasting announced by many brands some time ago, according to a recent report, sandblasting is still used in the production of artificially worn-out jeans. Large factories in poor countries continue using the deadly technique notorious for its health risks to workers.
3 апреля, 20128,000 unionists and supporters rally in Alma, Quebec, on behalf of 780 Rio Tinto locked-out members of the United Steelworkers.
30 апреля, 2012The IMF and Ford signed an International Framework Agreement (IFA) in Detroit on April 25. It is the first IFA with an automotive company outside of Europe.
1 апреля, 2012Over ten million workers supported a general national strike in Spain on March 29 called by two major union federations CC.OO and UGT.
30 марта, 2012Members of the ITUA went on strike after repeated attempts to negotiate with the company failed. VW workers at a neighbouring plant pledge solidarity.
30 марта, 2012Mr. Hasan Abazi, President of the SPMK Industrial Union, was arrrested on March 28 in the Southern Serbia while travelling to Zagreb to attend a meeting of three European trade union federations, EMF, EMCEF, ETUF-TCL.
30 марта, 2012Serious violations of workers' rights continue at Trexta in Turkey, a supplier for Apple, Nokia, Blackberry, Samsung, Dell and other electronics companies. The International Labour Rights Forum (ILRF) is mobilizing supporters to demand that Apple investigate allegations of labour rights abuses at the company, and force Trexta to reinstate workers fired for trying to form a union.
28 марта, 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 марта, 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.
