10 December, 2001German metalworkers' trade union recommends a pay rise next year of between 5 and 7 per cent. Employers' association says the claim is "ignoring economic reality".
9 December, 2001Chris Duplancich is a metalworker in the USA and a member of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM).
5 December, 2001The Norwegian Nobel Committee should use its authority to persuade the Korean goverment to release the imprisoned KMWF president, says Marcello Malentacchi in an open letter.
2 December, 2001About 6,000 Australian Workers' Union members at BHP Steel will walk off the job next Monday for 24 hours after a breakdown in enterprise bargaining talks.
14 August, 2001The Swiss metalworkers' union has criticised the transnational electrical engineering group over its plan to cut 12,000 jobs.
11 August, 2001The vast majority of ICT enterprises are small or medium sized, but there are also very large, well-known companies like IBM, Compaq, Nokia, Sony, and Microsoft.
