19 December, 2000New report shows that the main diseases which cause and perpetuate poverty can be controlled.

17 December, 2000UAW members at DaimlerChrysler's heavy truck manufacturer vote in favour of new agreement.

14 December, 2000Avondale shipbuilding workers have approved the terms of their first union contract.

12 December, 2000Mari-Ann Krantz, SIF, Sweden, is one of three female trade union presidents within the IMF. She is critizing the old-fashioned trade union structure with different organisations for manual and non-manual workers.

12 December, 2000The metalworkers' database report is the fruit of a close cooperation between the International Metalworkers' Federation (IMF) and the European Metalworkers' Federation (EMF) and affiliated organisations.

11 December, 2000Five metalworkers' unions have decided to form a joint union, the Zimbabwe Metalworkers' Union.

10 December, 2000Partnership is formed between UAW, Ford and U.S. government which will lead to developing plant health and safety standards.

7 December, 2000The Malaysian Electrical Industry Workers' Union will continue to represent workers at Ericsson's Malaysian subsidiary.

30 August, 1999U.S. aircraft manufacturer makes large concessions with their "best and final offer" in order to fend off IAM strike threat.

30 August, 1999The replies to the questions in IMF News No 4 are quite clear. There is a need for a printed IMF newspaper.