30 July, 2001CEPU and other unions' members have been locked out for six weeks over issues of collective bargaining and forced weekend work.
14 August, 2002Metalworkers' unions in Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany and the Slovak Republic take action to help tens of thousands of their members affected by torrential rains and inundations.
13 August, 2002Current collective contracts with GM, Ford and DaimlerChrysler will expire in mid-September.
7 August, 2002Uruguay and Brazil are getting the ripple effects of the continued economic crisis in Argentina.
6 August, 2002USWA hourly workers at Stelco's steel-producing unit in Hamilton, Ontario, ratify deal, but union members at Stelco-McMaster Ltée in Quebec reject company offer and set up picket lines.
27 June, 200223 South Korean trade unionists have been arrested during the World Championship in football.
26 June, 2002June 27, thousands of trade unionists around the world took protest action calling for the immediate release of imprisoned trade unionists in South Korea.
23 June, 2002Following international solidarity actions, Mun Sung-hyun was set free from his detention in Seoul. He now wants to spend as much time as possible with his family.
5 March, 2002In order to protect its steel industry, the USA will place tariffs of up to 30 per cent on most imported steel, an action likely to lead to an international trade dispute.
