17 October, 2000Steel imports have again returned to crisis levels in the U.S.

17 October, 2000The president of the IMF's Swiss affiliate, the SMUV/FTMH, takes the helm of the Swiss Socialist Party.

15 October, 2000Yearly report by the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions documents trade union rights violations and repression in 113 countries.

9 October, 2000The MTUC, with the full support of its affiliates, organises protest regarding long delays for settling industrial disputes.

5 October, 2000The United Steelworkers of America is organising a conference of unions representing workers in Alcoa, Kaiser, Pechiney, Alcan and Noranda operations.

5 October, 2000

1 February, 2001The IMF Philips World Council will focus on industrial relations with the giant electrical and electronics multinational.

1 February, 2001The Anglo-Dutch steel company will make 6,050 U.K. workers redundant, with South Wales to be the hardest hit.

30 January, 2001Four-year contract negotiated in 1999 provides job and income security.

30 January, 2001When the 400 workers at the Turkish auto parts company joined the trade union, management fired the entire workforce.