5 December, 2008Juan Linares Montufar and Carlos Pavon Campos have been arrested but no reason has been given for their arrest.

3 November, 2008After 57 days of strike action, 27,000 IAM members in the U.S. return to work.

13 November, 2008Nation-wide strikes are averted as German metalworkers win 4.2 per cent pay rise.

13 November, 2008IMF calls for an immediate and transparent investigation into the recent assaults and threats against ITUA leaders and activists.

12 November, 2008IMF affiliates lead fight for international solutions to climate change in the steel industry.

11 November, 2008Workers of the ailing Kremikovtzi steel plant have not been paid for three months and are calling on the government to intervene.

19 November, 2008Executive Committee adopts concrete proposals to address global financial crisis and its impact on metalworkers and their families.

12 October, 2009Climate change is a growing concern to us all.

9 October, 2009International labour community launches world campaign demanding that G20 leaders protect workers, not just bankers.

8 October, 2009Thousands of metalworkers have taken action this week as part of the global campaign against precarious work. Reports include sports games in Bulgaria, flashmobs in Hungary, balloon release in Germany and a massive rally in Thailand.