15 January, 2001Former president of the IMF-affiliated FNV Bondgenoten loses his fight against cancer.

14 January, 2001Workers and the trade unions are gearing up for a national march and rally on January 20, and a Europe-wide day of action on January 25.

11 January, 2001Rightly so.

9 January, 2001The U.S. Steelworkers' president has announced he will step down as leader of the union at the end of February 2001.

20 November, 2001The International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) and its "Global Unions" partners have released a list of 250 multinational companies with business links to Burma.

13 November, 2001Congress vows international trade union action against the transnational metals and mining company.

12 November, 2001Bill Shorten, of the Australian Workers' Union, says that Australia's workplace laws and reform agenda are turning the country into an outcast of the developed world.

8 November, 2001Top official of British Iron and Steel Trades Confederation, in Australia for IMF Congress, returns to the UK because of the tragedy.

7 November, 2001Union says that plan does not address the workers' demand for a job guarantee.

7 November, 2001Commission decides non-union contracts are discriminatory and victimise workers who choose collective bargaining rights.