3 December, 2008On the night of Thursday November 13th 2008 Alexei Etmanov, the leader of the Ford-Vsevelozhsk trade union and co-chairman of Interregional Trade Union of Autoworkers (ITUA), an affiliate of IMF, was assaulted once again.
26 November, 2008After more than two months of negotiations and several weeks of strikes and demonstrations in support of improved conditions, the Uruguayan Metalworkers Union (UNTMRA) has signed a new collective agreement.
19 December, 2008Korean union leader Yoon Hae-Mo is convicted of criminal obstruction of business and sentenced to one year imprisonment
15 December, 2008New 2008 edition of the IMF comparison of working time capacity in different countries.
28 November, 2007IMF delegates gathered in the former capital of Brazil, Salvador, to discuss crucial IMF issues.
20 November, 2007The union has been negotiating for four months without management seriously considering proposals.
9 January, 2008Entschliessung des Zentralkomitees des Internationalen Metallgewerkschaftsbunds zur Unterstützung der Ford-Arbeitnehmer in Vsevolojsk, Russland
8 January, 2008Responding to the spread of contract work requires the strengthening of metalworking union organizing and unity among workers.
