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

5 June, 2000National secretary of the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union calls for minister's resignation.

27 September, 2000Impact and trade union evaluation of the GM-Fiat alliance high on the action group's agenda.

27 September, 2000The French ban on the import of asbestos products has been ruled legal by the WTO.

26 September, 2000

26 September, 2000The dictatorship of the economy has become a threat to democracy and peace, says the IMF World Auto Council.

25 September, 2000The role of social dialogue in the integration process was the purpose of a meeting organised by SIMA for Central and Eastern European metal unions.

22 September, 2000We are turning the corner, but we are not at our destination yet, says the AFL-CIO president, John J. Sweeney.

21 September, 2000Czech border police turn back youngsters planning to participate in anti-globalisation march in Prague.

20 September, 2000U.S. steel company must pay for over one thousand health and safety violations.