4 December, 2002Projects are being set up to train union trainers and create education systems within the individual unions.

1 December, 2002The IMF has launched a Russian-language website, targeting trade unionists in the republics of the former Soviet Union and the Baltic states.

28 November, 2002Men still way ahead in wages, with 24 per cent more in hourly pay than women.

24 November, 2002Government is working with major car and car components companies to destroy the bargaining strength of workers in the Australian car industry.

19 November, 2002The UK union calls the deal a "benchmark for British industry".

18 November, 2002A year after the IMF Congress march for global social justice, in Sydney, Australians continue fight for fair trade, not free trade.

5 November, 2002Walkout called off as Korean government announces it will delay legislation dealing with the five-day workweek.

3 November, 2002In advance of the 2005 merger between the metalworkers and the non-manual private sector union, they conduct joint negotiations with the employers.

28 November, 1999IG Metall rejects Vodafone's hostile takeover bid of the German industrial giant Mannesmann.

25 November, 1999With the government and employers sticking to their old positions, the trade unions are determined to have their say.