IMF convenes 30th World Congress24 октября, 2001The main theme for the International Metalworkers' Federation Congress, to take place in Sydney, Australia, from November 11-15, will be "Solidarity for Metalworking Jobs and Sustainable Growth".
Malaysia contravenes ILO convention4 ноября, 2001Union continues to fight for the right to organise electronics workers in a national organisation.
Dispute at Trane subsidiary18 июня, 2002American multinational in Australia refuses to recognise union representation.
Conflict at Navistar, Canada20 июня, 2002Striking trade unionists at truck plant turn away replacement workers.
A logistic challenge23 июня, 2002In 2005, when the doors for the 31st IMF World Congress open in Vienna, Austria, the host will be a trade union which does not yet exist. Rudolf Nürnberger, president of the Metall-Textil trade union, has begun to manage a giant logistic adventure: merging several trade union cultures into one, consisting of both blue- and white-collar workers.
The World Aerospace Industry23 июня, 2002The developments in the aircraft sector and the predominance of the two corporations Boeing and Airbus make closer trade union cooperation necessary, both globally and between the workers' representatives of these two corporations.
Pay gap in Finnish industry28 ноября, 2002Men still way ahead in wages, with 24 per cent more in hourly pay than women.
Violation of union rights at Auto Mercantil18 декабря, 2002The Costa Rican distributor of Mercedes-Benz fired workers who were trying to form a local of the union "ANTEP".
Keep up support for Belarus unions7 января, 2003IMF French affiliate FGM-CGT asks its government to intervene on behalf of the AAM and REI.
