Corus rescue plan rejected3 May, 2001Steelworkers may be balloted for strike action, while government offers redundancy aid.
IAM lobbies Congress for airline aid19 September, 2001Tens of thousands of jobs will be cut as part of the fallout from the terrorist attacks in the U.S. last week.
Save jobs at Moulinex-Brandt25 September, 2001French metalworkers' union stresses importance of maintaining France's electrical appliance industry.
Social charter for Volkswagen25 September, 2001A Declaration of Intent has been signed by the VW management, the world works' council and the International Metalworkers' Federation.
Nissan USA interferes in union campaign30 September, 2001With the upcoming union election at the company's plant in Smyrna, Tennessee, management misrepresents the union case.
Iscaycruz adopts union-busting tactics30 September, 2001The IMF asks the Swiss-based Glencore International to intervene with its Peruvian zinc mining subsidiary to ensure respect for fundamental workers' and trade union rights.
ZF breaches agreement with Argentine workers4 July, 2001In spite of promising employment security, the German transnational will shut down its plant.
Strike looms in South African car industry10 July, 2001As the bargaining process has made little significant progress, Numsa reports that major industrial strike action could be close.
GMB cuts funds to Labour17 July, 2001Unhappy over Tony Blair's stand on public sector privatisation, the general workers' union will reduce its financial backing.
EC promotes core labour standards18 July, 2001The European Commission has adopted a strategy for EU advancement of core labour standards and global social governance.
