Exemplary agreement with worker owned cooperative13 November, 2009USW signs an agreement about establishing workers' cooperatives within the worker owned cooperative Mondragon, promoting sustainable jobs in a sustainable economy.
EMF launches common demand on precarious work19 November, 2009Metal unions from across Europe decided in Madrid to pursue a set of demands on precarious work in all European countries.
Mexico: The fight for a representative union19 May, 2010National trade union organizations, workers, non-governmental organizations and international trade union federations like the IMF are all fighting for trade unions that genuinely represent Mexican workers: unions that negotiate collective agreements, promote freedom of association and protect workers' interests.
Organizing electronics workers19 May, 2010Organizing the electronics industry has long proven to be a difficult challenge for trade unions. Unionization rates remain extremely low in an industry where precarious employment is rife and labour abuses abound. To make matters worse, the electronics industry has been one of the hardest hit by the economic crisis, bringing job losses and additional downward pressure on pay and conditions. But at IMF's recent conference for the ICT, Electrical and Electronics industries on 'Organizing, Trade Union Rights and Sustainability', IMF affiliates reasserted their commitment to organizing electronics workers and improving their working conditions.
The rules of the game should be changed19 May, 2010Yolanda Morín strongly believes the IMF should develop trade union networks to protect workers' rights all over the world.
Strikes end at Brazilian assembly plants20 May, 2010Workers at Renault, Bosch, Volvo and Volkswagen assembly plants in Greater Curitiba demand a bigger share of company profits.
ITUA wins a court battle20 May, 2010ITUA members in Tver, Russia keep fighting in courts. On April 27-28 a court hearing on the reinstatement of two union activists took place. The judge decided in favour of the company. However, on May 18 another court hearing ended in a significant victory for the union.
