Norway may see strike action

29 March, 2000Bargaining talks have broken down between the trade union center and employers.

Best wishes to ICFTU Congress

30 March, 2000In Marcello Malentacchi's new opinion column, he comments on the upcoming discussions in Durban and the importance of their follow-up.

5 April, 2000A new website -- www.global-unions.org -- to be run by the international trade union movement was launched on April 6, 2000.

27 April, 2000In sponsoring the art exhibition, the IMF pays homage to the contribution of metalworkers worldwide to social progress and culture.

1 May, 2000Nearly two-thirds of private sector union members have rejected the mediated 2000 collective bargaining deal.

11 May, 2000Ford has announced it will quit car production at its 70-year-old Dagenham plant in east London.

1 June, 2000

12 June, 2000The dispute at Pilkingtons is over wages and the anti-union stance of the company.

12 June, 2000The Central Committee for the year 2000 will see an increase in membership of over three-quarters of a million metalworkers.

13 June, 2000Among the numerous items for deliberation, the 35-hour working week was hotly debated.