Workers stage warning strikes in Germany3 May, 2012Over 30,000 manufacturing workers warned employers with strikes across Germany after the negotiations between IG Metall and the employers' association, Gesamtmetall, came to a deadlock at the end of April.
American workers fight for pensions and wages3 May, 2012US Machinists strike at Caterpillar Plant in Illinois and Lockheed Aeronautics in Texas.
Russian think-tank: neither workers nor employers benefit from agency labour3 May, 2012On April 20 the Center for Social and Labour Rights, a Moscow-based think-tank, presented the results of the research on 'Agency Labour and its Effects on Workers'. Experts found that neither workers nor employers benefit from agency labour.
PKC sack local miners' union leader in Mexico3 May, 2012The company claims the dismissal was due to a reduction in production. The union is demanding reinstatement.
Spanish unions outraged at increase in union repression2 May, 2012The Confederación Sindical de Comisiones Obreras (CCOO) are outraged at the increase in arrests of trade unionists after the general strike on March 29, 2012.
Workers’ Capital Committee Launches Report - Investing in Decent Work, Safe and Healthy Workplaces2 May, 2012
