Cochlear workers' fight for union representation17 August, 2007Join the Listen UP Cochlear campaign to ensure that workers have the right to chose union representation.
Metalworkers and the Mercosul3 September, 2007In 1991 Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay began a process of establishing a Common Market, known as Mercosul. This report examines the challenges trade unions face in influencing the direction of the Mercosul, a market in which the auto and metalworking sectors play a significant role.
Asbestos use increasing across Asia31 August, 2007International Ban Asbestos Secretariat publishes Killing the Future, a report on Asbestos Use in Asia.
US Steelworkers get paper mill to end bulk chlorine23 August, 2007Up to 1.1 million workers and residents are safer thanks to the union's efforts.
Workers killed in Turkish shipyard12 September, 2007Within a two week period, five workers die due to unsafe working conditions.
NEWU member beaten and arrested in Zimbabwe crackdown24 September, 2007Leafleting deemed criminal under Mugabe's bizarre and brutal dictatorship.
Belarus union bows to government pressure21 July, 2002The FTUB leadership elects deputy head of Lukashenko's presidential administration as the trade union federation's new president.
Ispat collective talks at impasse23 July, 2002Trinidad and Tobago steel union threatens strike action if agreement is not reached.
Kia workers approve deal, end strike24 July, 2002After a month-long strike which began on June 24, the Kia Motors workers' union and company management reach settlement in collective bargaining.
Agreement reached at Stelco's Hilton Works6 August, 2002USWA hourly workers at Stelco's steel-producing unit in Hamilton, Ontario, ratify deal, but union members at Stelco-McMaster Ltée in Quebec reject company offer and set up picket lines.
