1 September, 1999The contract negotiated by the Machinists and Boeing management has been endorsed by the union's membership and will thus avert a costly strike.
31 August, 1999After amosite (brown asbestos) and crocidolite (blue asbestos), now chrysotile is on its way out.
26 August, 1999IAM Boeing workers took to the street in the final week of contract talks between the union and the aircraft manufacturer.
25 August, 1999The president of the Finnish Metalworkers' Union favours levying a tax on short-term international capital transfers.
22 August, 1999Striking port and airport workers have been violently attacked by the police and armed forces, with many arrests carried out.
3 April, 2000The IMF's two affiliates in the Republic of Korea have organised a joint seminar on occupational health and safety.
2 April, 2000Main trade union demands were met just one hour before 21,500 workers were due to start industry-wide strike action.
28 March, 2000The 2.9 million-strong German metalworkers' union has called off warning strikes for western Germany after negotiators reached an agreement in 11th hour talks.
27 March, 2000This week brings a new outburst of cross-border activity in the rapidly changing landscape of the automotive sector.
