Mexico and Colombia on IndustriALL’s critical list for severe worker violations14 July, 2014Mexico and Colombia have been singled out for special attention by IndustriALL Global Union due to severe and systematic trade union violations against IndustriALL affiliates in both countries.
UAW forms local union in VW Chattanooga plant vicinity11 July, 2014IndustriALL Global Union welcomes a move by affiliate UAW to set up a local branch for Volkswagen workers after it narrowly lost a battle for union representation at the carmaker’s plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
UK glass workers ready to strike27 June, 2014IndustriALL affiliate Unite the Union has called a strike action at two sites of Tyneside Safety Glass, maker of laminated glass. Unite announced the two week strike, due to start on Monday 30 June, after talks with the company broke down.
Mexican steel company dismisses striking workers24 June, 2014CB&I Matamoros is carrying out mass dismissals in Mexico after 350 workers went on strike on 3 June for better working conditions. IndustriALL calls on the company to stop reprisals, reinstate the dismissed workers and respect freedom of association.
Strike action called off as workers agree a deal18 June, 2014Workers at Optare, a Leeds-based bus and coach manufacturer, have settled their dispute over an enforced summer shut down following lengthy negotiations.
Patience running out on promised reforms in Swaziland 16 June, 2014As Swaziland’s labour rights came under scrutiny at the International Labour Conference in Geneva, outraged worker representatives held up printed demands for the release of a jailed labour lawyer and the registration of Swazi Labour Federations.
Standing up for safe working conditions16 June, 2014Workers at Huhtamaki’s plant in Commerce, California, have asked management to “engage in a good faith dialogue” about working conditions in the plant. Temperatures can reach 100 degrees F or more, and workers are subject to a disciplinary system they say management uses “only as a tool to punish workers.”
Organizing efforts in Ethiopia’s textile sector stepped up11 June, 2014Worker leaders from textile factories in Ethiopia came together to develop strategies for organizing unorganized workers.
IndustriALL forms global communicators’ network 5 June, 2014Communicators from IndustriALL Global Union affiliates in over 30 countries gathered in Italy this week to exchange ideas and determine how to better work and campaign together to improve workers' rights.
Regional conferences approve women’s quota22 May, 2014The Latin American and Caribbean Regional Conference as well as the Asia-Pacific Regional Conference, both held in May 2014, approved the 40 per cent quota for women at all levels in IndustriALL.
