23 июня, 2002In 2005, when the doors for the 31st IMF World Congress open in Vienna, Austria, the host will be a trade union which does not yet exist. Rudolf Nürnberger, president of the Metall-Textil trade union, has begun to manage a giant logistic adventure: merging several trade union cultures into one, consisting of both blue- and white-collar workers.

23 июня, 2002The developments in the aircraft sector and the predominance of the two corporations Boeing and Airbus make closer trade union cooperation necessary, both globally and between the workers' representatives of these two corporations.

20 июня, 2002Millions of people supported trade union calls for general strikes on June 20.

20 июня, 2002Striking trade unionists at truck plant turn away replacement workers.

18 июня, 2002American multinational in Australia refuses to recognise union representation.

17 июня, 2002The campaign calls upon the public to help politically persecuted trade unionists.

5 июня, 2002The union representing construction equipment operators has signed the first of six collective contracts for their branch.

3 февраля, 2002An unauthorised concrete structure at an electronics factory in Thailand falls on a production line.

30 января, 2002In last week's NewsBriefs, the IMF reported on the January 22 Action Day for South Korea. The following affiliates also handed over protest letters and/or took other action:

24 января, 2002Unions in South Africa as well as Kenya are putting added pressure on the government of South Korea to release imprisoned trade unionists.