Metalworkers at Volvo and PK Cables reach pay agreement23 May, 2012Workers at Volvo's plant in Curitiba, have ended their strike after winning the country's highest pay rise. Workers at PK Cables also won a benefits package.
IG Metall secure 4.3 per cent pay rise21 May, 2012IG Metall reached an agreement for metalworkers in Baden-Württemberg on May 19, paving the way for a 4.3 per cent wage increase in its manufacturing sectors across the country. The agreement also improved codetermination rights on regulating agency labour and job security for apprentices.
Dispute begins at Nissan, ends at Ford in Russia30 May, 2012ITUA local at Nissan in Saint-Petersburg held a workers' conference and adopted collective demands for the first round of negotiations starting on May 31. At Ford in Vsevolozhsk (Saint-Petersburg area) ITUA forced management to make some concessions, and the dispute is close to being resolved.
101st International Labour Conference kicks off in Geneva30 May, 2012Some 6,000 delegates representing workers, employers and governments come to the International Labour Organization each year to debate international labour standards, the application of ILO Recommendations and Conventions and discuss how the tripartite body can improve workers' rights around the world.
Indian shipbreaking workers' strike successful18 March, 2008250 workers reverse employers' attempt to reduce wages at Alang Shipbreaking yard.
CULTURAL CHANGE IN LATIN AMERICAN UNIONS19 March, 2008Improving gender equality for women at work and increasing their participation in trade unions remains a big challenge, particularly in Latin America. In countries like Brazil and the Dominican Republic, there have been important cultural changes in trade union thinking that have opened the way for women to take on leadership positions. However, this has yet to take place in the rest of the continent.
IMF NewsBriefs now in French and Russian25 March, 2008Up-to-date metalworker news from around the world delivered via fax or email is now available in four languages.
UAW strikes American Axle27 March, 2008Strike enters fifth week as workers hold firm against company demands for deep concessions, job cuts and a 50 per cent wage reduction.
Romanian autoworkers on strike27 March, 2008Workers at Renault-owned Dacia are striking for improved wages and benefits.
Night of Labour Film Shorts1 March, 2008Unions from around the world will come together for an evening at the Grütli Theatre in Geneva, Switzerland to showcase labour films and videos in celebration of May Day and the international labour movement.
