9 July, 2001Machinists conduct drive at Boeing in a bid to represent over 16,500 professional and office employees.

8 July, 2001The Steelworkers' union will challenge the constitutionality of NAFTA.

4 July, 2001In spite of promising employment security, the German transnational will shut down its plant.

4 July, 2001Although a bargaining deal was reached for smaller companies, some disagreement remains in negotiations for the major firms.

3 July, 2001

11 December, 2002The nine trade union leaders were detained while attending a symposium of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions.

9 December, 2002The IMF's Japanese affiliate has decided not to seek a unified basic monthly pay hike during next spring's "shunto".

4 December, 2002Projects are being set up to train union trainers and create education systems within the individual unions.

1 December, 2002The IMF has launched a Russian-language website, targeting trade unionists in the republics of the former Soviet Union and the Baltic states.

28 November, 2002Men still way ahead in wages, with 24 per cent more in hourly pay than women.