NLRB issues sweeping complaint against FirstEnergy8 mayo, 2014The U.S. National Labor Relations Board has issued a complaint charging FirstEnergy (FE), its operating companies West Penn Power and Potomac Edison, and other FE subsidiaries with a wide range of unfair labour practices during ongoing negotiations with the Utility Workers Union of America for a new labour agreement covering more than 700 workers throughout Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, and Virginia.
CZECH REPUBLIC8 octubre, 2014IndustriALL Czech affiliate OS KOVO organized an information campaign for its members and distributed posters and background materials in Czech language on the issue of Precarious Work.
Korea: planned actions 20146 octubre, 2014On 7 October IndustriALL affiliate Korean Metal Workers' Union plans a mass rally of precarious workers and flash mobs jointly with KCTU in Seoul where workers will be calling on the "Real Employer
Brands say they will pay more for clothes made in Cambodia19 septiembre, 2014In an unprecedented move, eight major fashion retailers have said they are prepared to pay more for clothes made in Cambodia. It follows a global day of action by unions in support of garment workers’ demands for a higher wage.
Affiliates take action on 7 October23 septiembre, 2014IndustriALL affiliates are reporting on a range of actions that they are planning for 7 October.
MADAGASCAR Rio Tinto actions13 octubre, 2014IndustriALL affiliate in Madagascar, the Fédération des Syndicats des Travailleurs de l’Energie et des Mines (FISEMA) produced a banner for the global day advertising Rio Tinto's excessive use of p
MONGOLIA Rio Tinto actions13 octubre, 2014IndustriALL affiliate the Federation of Energy, Geology and Mining Workers’ Trade Unions of Mongolia (MEGM) participated in the Rio Tinto global day by handing out the Rio Tinto Ugly Truth flyer bo
EGYPT14 octubre, 2014IndustriALL affiliate Free Trade Union of Misr Mahalla Spinning and Weaving Company - FTUMMSWC participated in the day of action to STOP Precarious Work
CONGO (DRC)8 octubre, 2014On 7 October IndustriALL affiliates in the Democratic Republic of Congo organized a seminar through which a memorandum was drafted and delivered to the Governor of the province of Katanga.
Half a million Indian coalminers launch strike6 enero, 2015IndustriALL Global Union’s mining affiliates in India are leading a five-day nationwide strike that has shut down the country’s coal industry. Beginning 6 January, the strike is in rejection of government plans to privatize state-owned Coal India Ltd. (CIL) which produces almost all of India’s coal.
