11 March, 2010IMF film on precarious work runner up in LabourStart labour video of the year competition.

9 March, 2010The strike at Vale in Canada continues after mediated talks broke down on March 7, despite USW attempts to reach a settlement. IMF and ICEM will again show support at a rally in Sudbury on March 22.

25 March, 2010IMF-JC secures wage rises from major Japanese manufacturers at a critical moment in its 2010 Spring Offensive.

25 March, 2010ITUC launches a three step youth oriented campaign Change The World aimed at attracting young people to join trade unions.

22 March, 2010The trade union at the Mining Company Los Quenuales filed a criminal complaint for tax evasion against the mining company, which is a subsidiary of the multinational Glencore.

23 September, 2009With a rich history of struggling to improve the lives of working people, the Thai labour movement is at the forefront of the global campaign to move temporary workers to permanent positions.

23 September, 2009IMF holds 2nd seminar on Union Building and Collective Bargaining aimed at strengthening union building efforts around the world.

22 September, 2009The president of the union at Tenaris Tubos del Caribe has received death threats in the middle of a labour dispute with the company. Sintratucar is seeking company recognition of the union and demanding that the company protects the lives of union leaders.

2 September, 2009Unions around the world are mobilizing and preparing for the global week of action from October 3 to 10 in the campaign against precarious work. Posters and leaflets in support of these actions are now available on the IMF website.

1 September, 2009IMF Tata World Steel Group Meeting resolves to establish a global network of unions committed to supporting one another in day-to-day union work and collective bargaining.