Workers the last to know: KONE’s mega-deal with TK Elevator11 May, 2026On 29 April 2026 KONE Corporation and TKE announced that KONE and a consortium led by Advent and Cinven have entered into an agreement to combine KONE and TKE in a cash and share transaction, implying a total enterprise value for TKE of EUR 29.4 billion (US$34.6 billion). This deal was made without prior consultation of unions and workers’ representatives, denying them their legal consultation rights.
Hard as steel: workers stand firm at ArcelorMittal AGM6 May, 2026On 5 May, more than 150 workers and trade unionists from across the world gathered outside ArcelorMittal's annual general meeting (AGM) in Luxembourg. The protest focused on urgent concerns including ArcelorMittal workers' safety, social dialogue. Standing side by side in a powerful joint action between IndustriALL Global Union and industriAll European Trade Union, they delivered a clear message. Enough is enough.
ArcelorMittal: enough is enough4 May, 2026ArcelorMittal is one of the world’s most profitable steel companies. It is also a company where over 300 workers have died in a decade, thousands of jobs are being cut without consultation, climate commitments are being abandoned and trade unions are being systematically silenced. IndustriALL Global Union and industriAll European Trade Union are saying enough is enough.
Concerns over trade union rights at Schindler operations in Türkiye24 April, 2026Serious concerns have emerged regarding respect for freedom of association and collective bargaining rights at Schindler Türkeli Elevator Industry Inc. in Türkiye, in the context of an ongoing union organizing process and collective bargaining negotiations.
Unions fight to save 2,400 jobs in South Africa’s ferrochrome sector9 April, 2026More than 2,400 workers in South Africa's ferrochrome sector face retrenchment after Glencore-Merafe Chrome Venture and Samancor Chrome pressed ahead with Section 189 notices, despite a union-brokered electricity tariff deal. The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA), affiliates of IndustriALL Global Union, are demanding the notices be withdrawn immediately.
Trade unions call for urgent action as steel overcapacity and trade distortions intensify7 April, 2026Trade unions sounded the alarm at the OECD Steel Committee meeting in Paris on 23–24 March 2026, warning that growing global imbalances in the steel sector are putting jobs, industrial capacity and entire regions at risk.
ArcelorMittal Shelby strike passes 40 days4 March, 2026ArcelorMittal steelworkers in Shelby, Ohio, have been on strike for over 40 days, with around 450 members of IndustriALL affiliate, United Steelworkers (USW) Local 3057 demanding a fair contract that protects working conditions, schedules and health care.
Win for Turkish metal workers22 January, 2026After months of negotiations in Türkiye's metal industry, tens of thousands of workers secured major gains, with average increases of 31.15 per cent in the first six months and 47.81 per cent in the first year of the 2025–2027 agreement.
Mass dismissals in Argentina’s industrial sector16 December, 2025Manufacturing in Argentina continues to be severely affected by the economic crisis generated by Javier Milei’s government. Falling sales and increased imports have led to heavy job losses in the country. Recent weeks have seen the trend continue, with several manufacturing plants announcing large-scale redundancies due to closures or production downsizing.
Historic win for Italy’s metal workers26 November, 2025Last week Italy’s metal workers secured a major victory as the unions Fim, Fiom and Uilm, all affiliated to IndustriALL Global Union, signed the renewed National Collective Labour Agreement (NCLA) with Federmeccanica and Assistal after four days of continuous and intense negotiations. The agreement covers more than 1.5 million workers across the country and guarantees a €205(US$ 237.17) increase on minimum contractual salaries over four years, which the unions say is essential to protecting wages amid rising living costs and economic uncertainty.
