7 November, 1999Workers at the shipyard in New Orleans, now owned by Litton, will vote on union rights.

3 November, 1999Since the collapse of the Communist system, the ICFTU has grown considerably. IMF General Secretary Marcello Malentacchi congratulates the international trade union confederation on its 50th anniversary.

3 November, 1999During the first 40 years of its existence, the ICFTU was busy fighting the other half of the world. Now, the situation has completely changed.

2 November, 1999The theme of the November 5 joint European trade union campaign is "Work for the Shipyards: A Future for Europe".

8 June, 2000U.S. GE unions are currently engaged in national collective bargaining with General Electric.

8 June, 2000The IMF holds its 7th Asian Electrical & Electronics Seminar in Singapore.

7 June, 2000An American investment firm holding many shares in POSCO expresses its concern to the Korean company over its treatment of workers.

6 June, 2000Goon squads chase and threaten striking workers, most of whom are women.

5 June, 2000The ELA national trade union reacts to the assassination of one of their own.

4 June, 2000The trade union movement must serve to unify people of different cultures, rather than to divide them.