Mexican electrical workers: five years of struggle – still standing, looking to the future and resisting17 October, 2014On 11 October 2009, 44,000 employees of the state-owned utility company, Luz y Fuerza del Centro (LyFC), supplier of electricity to the central regions of Mexico, were literally thrown out on to the streets after a presidential decree issued by then President Felipe Calderón Hinojosa shut down the company.
Australian unions rally at Ansell AGM17 October, 2014IndustriALL Global Union’s Australian affiliates rallied at the Ansell Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Melbourne on 16 October, calling on the company to respect the rights of workers in its Sri Lankan factory.
SLOVAKIA16 October, 2014OZ KOVO organized legal advice on labour law and a rally to mark the day of action “STOP Precarious Work”
Rio Tinto workers protest in 13 countries 16 October, 2014In a coordinated day of defiance on 7 October workers organized protests at Rio Tinto operations in over a dozen countries.
Women call for quotas at IndustriALL16 October, 2014Women at IndustriALL Global Union’s Sub-Saharan Africa regional women's conference have called for a 40 per cent quota for women's representation at all levels of the organization, following a decision on 14 October 2014 in Pretoria, South Africa.
COLOMBIA15 October, 2014Thousands rallied in Bogota on 7 October to mark the World Day for Decent Work (WDDW).
Workers United successful strike repels two-tier contract15 October, 2014IndustriALL’s affiliate Workers United, Local 2641, ratified a new collective agreement on 12 October to end their strike and reject the disruptive two-tier contract proposed by glass company NGF, in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. The plant produces specialty glass fibers for industrial use.
ZIMBABWE15 October, 2014In October, IndustriALL affiliated unions in Zimbabwe together with the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) joined-in on the global action to Stop Precarious Work.
AUSTRALIA Rio Tinto actions15 October, 2014IndustriALL affiliates, the Construction, Forestry, Mining & Energy Union (CFMEU), the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU) and the Australian Workers Union (AWU), took action on 7 October against Rio Tinto.
