3 October, 2008Workers at major auto industry plants in Brazil went on strike during September in support of their demands for improved pay.
24 September, 2008Members of Unite and USW were "Workers Uniting" outside Potosh Corporation's analyst's meeting in an effort to press the company to return to the bargaining table and reach settlement.
14 November, 2008Management illegally terminated strikers' labour contracts and attempted to break the strike by hiring replacement workers.
23 September, 2008Following a wave of strikes, the South Korean government has unleashed a massive attack against the Korean Metal Workers' Union targeting more than 75 of the union's key leaders for arrest or investigation.
10 September, 2008Unions around the world pledge solidarity with the 27,000 aerospace workers who walked off the job and onto the picket line at U.S. facilities in Kansas, Oregon and Washington.
11 September, 2007IMF commends Gerdau for raising funds for people affected by the recent earthquake in Peru, but calls on the company to also stop the anti-trade union practices it adopts in Peru and Colombia.