31 May, 2012Three weeks before its creation, the flag of IndustriALL Global Union was installed on Mount Everest by the courageous climber Dorje Khatri, member of the central committee of the Union of Trekking Travel Rafting and Airline Workers in Nepal.
31 May, 2012New report of SACOM makes evident that nothing changed in the bitter situation with violations of workers' rights at Foxconn, major supplier of Apple Inc.
2 May, 2012IMF Czech affiliate Metalworkers' Federation OS KOVO successfully concluded a new agreement for Skoda workers. The agreement provides for wage increases and is valid through the end of March 2013.
7 May, 2012Bringing together Alcoa's global union network the day before the company's annual shareholders' meeting paid dividends for workers. Alcoa's Chairman and CEO Klaus Kleinfeld met with union leaders and committed to improving dialogue with unions including the global network.
4 May, 2012Observing International Workers' Memorial Day on April 27, 2012, at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, affiliates of BWI and IMF called on Mr.Oommen Chandy, Hon'ble Chief Minister, Government of Kerala to ban asbestos in the state.
3 May, 2012May Day was a day of global mobilization and a resonant call on governments to focus on creating decent, sustainable jobs to protect workers' rights. May Day brought out hundreds of thousands of workers all over the globe.
3 May, 2012The Supreme Court rules in favour of the union. The government must now officially recognise Napoleón Gómez as general secretary.
3 May, 2012Over 30,000 manufacturing workers warned employers with strikes across Germany after the negotiations between IG Metall and the employers' association, Gesamtmetall, came to a deadlock at the end of April.
19 April, 2012This international workers' memorial day, the global union networks at Gerdau and Tenaris will remember those that have died, been injured or suffered ill health as a result of work and demand that occupational health and safety be one of the highest priorities at their companies.
18 April, 2012Brothers On The Line, came to a successful close in February and the film is now building buzz on the festival circuit. The film follows the Reuther brothers from their rise as shop-floor organizers to leaders in collective bargaining, civil rights, and international labour solidarity. The New York premiere of the film is coming soon at the Workers Unite Film Festival.
