IMF to mainstream organizing non-manual workers3 November, 2009With continuous shift from manual to non-manual work, unions should look to organizing non-manual workers more effectively.
PhD Scholarships at International Centre for Development and Decent Work3 November, 2009November 15, 2009 is the deadline to apply for a PhD scholarship at the ICDD.
Italian unions divided over agreement3 November, 2009Italian metalworkers divided over the signing of a national agreement.
Nissan workers in Russia form a union19 April, 2010Workers at the Nissan plant in Kamenka near Saint-Petersburg formed a union affiliated to ITUA. Nissan management committed to good faith negotiations with the new union.
New industrial sector agreements in Sweden19 April, 2010Swedish unions secure pay increases in new industrial agreements.
Jobs, Justice and Public Service -- Getting the Economy to Work30 April, 2010Global Unions, the voice of the global labour movement, today issued a joint statement to mark May 1st 2010.
Global trade union network established at Caterpillar30 April, 2010Trade unionists from around the world agreed to strengthen their cooperation and create a trade union network at Caterpillar, the world's largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment.
Working towards an IMF position on climate change for Africa5 May, 2010The Southern African Sub-Regional Meeting in Johannesburg discussed climate change issues and their impact on Africa. It was recognised that Africa will be most severely impacted by fossil based capitalist accumulation induced climate change in terms of impact but also from the limited capacity that the impoverished continent has to adapt to irreversible changes that are already underway. Trade unions need to be at the forefront of demanding appropriate measures that integrate industrial development with adaptation and mitigation strategies on climate change, realising that climate and economic issues are fundamentally linked. It was clear that a global and regional response is necessary and delegates began creating a discussion framework document to facilitate further discussions towards an Africa focused position and action plan.
Workers at Johnson Controls in Puebla want to join miners' union26 January, 2010A campaign to discredit the Mexican miners' union has been launched in order to discourage workers from joining the union.
Union building1 February, 2010Building strong national trade unions is crucial. The strong unions which are in a permanent democratic relationship with workers, are capable of achieving real gains through collective bargaining, by organizing the unorganized, striving for trade union unity at the national level and building unions through training, education and effective exchange of information.
