2 May, 2002The dispute at the exhaust systems plant in Adelaide was resolved when company agreed to establish bank guarantee for entitlements.

1 May, 2002First to be hit will be Baden-Württemberg, Germany's most heavily industrialised region, with Berlin-Brandenburg to follow.

9 December, 2002The IMF's Japanese affiliate has decided not to seek a unified basic monthly pay hike during next spring's "shunto".

4 December, 2002Projects are being set up to train union trainers and create education systems within the individual unions.

1 December, 2002The IMF has launched a Russian-language website, targeting trade unionists in the republics of the former Soviet Union and the Baltic states.

28 November, 2002Men still way ahead in wages, with 24 per cent more in hourly pay than women.

24 November, 2002Government is working with major car and car components companies to destroy the bargaining strength of workers in the Australian car industry.

24 September, 2002New collective agreement provides VW workers with comparable wage hikes as for the overall metal and engineering industry.

24 September, 2002The IMF-affiliated AMWU has won a provisional injunction by the Federal Court against the Australian subsidiary of Trane.

23 September, 2002Union calls for ceiling at 30 per cent in any workplace.