Chattanooga’s 97 per cent victory: How workers won dignity and power25 March, 2026When workers at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga voted by 97 per cent to ratify their first union contract, it was more than a historic number. It was a declaration of dignity.
No justice for women without union rights12 March, 2026IndustriALL Global Union has joined trade union organizations worldwide in calling on governments to deliver concrete action on women's rights in the world of work, as the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW70) meets in New York.
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.
Shifting gears in Chattanooga: VW workers drive home landmark contract20 February, 2026In a resounding victory for autoworkers in the US South, more than 3,000 workers at Volkswagen’s Chattanooga, Tennessee plant have voted by 96 per cent to ratify their first-ever union contract.
A mandate to act, a responsibility to deliver17 December, 2025As 2025 comes to an end, the discussions and decisions of IndustriALL’s fourth Congress in Sydney are still fresh. Congress is more than a meeting; it is where we take stock and set our collective direction. The days in Sydney were a success, but more importantly it is a mandate. A mandate from affiliates across every region and sector to act with clarity, courage and determination in a world that is becoming more unequal, more unstable and more hostile to working people.
Les membres du syndicat IAM ratifient la nouvelle convention avec Boeing après 15 semaines de grève21 November, 2025Les travailleurs et travailleuses de la Section 837 de l’IAM à Saint-Louis, aux États-Unis, ont ratifié un nouvel accord de cinq ans avec Boeing, mettant fin à une grève de près de 15 semaines qui a attiré l’attention au plan national, non seulement en raison de sa durée, mais aussi du soutien bipartite inhabituel dont elle a bénéficié dans l’un des États les plus conservateurs des États-Unis.
IAM union members ratify new Boeing contract after 15-week strike21 November, 2025Workers at IAM District 837 in St. Louis, USA, have ratified a new five-year agreement with Boeing, ending a nearly 15-week strike that drew national attention, not only for its duration, but for the unusual bipartisan support it received in one of the more conservative states in the United States.
Unions strengthen collaboration across Dow, DuPont and major chemical producers23 October, 2025Union representatives from the chemical sector came together to discuss shared challenges across the sector, from workplace safety and training to the growing influence of artificial intelligence on industrial jobs.
Two workers killed in explosion at US Steel plant13 August, 2025A powerful explosion at a US Steel plant in Pennsylvania on 11 August has left two workers dead and ten injured.
Oil workers at the intersection: tariffs, AI, climate policy and global tensions7 August, 2025In Pittsburgh on 4-7 August, 2025 , IndustriALL affiliate,The United Steelworkers (USW) brought together more than 200 delegates from refineries, pipelines, and chemical plants across the United States for the National Oil Bargaining Conference (NOBC). Held every two years, this event sets the stage for national-level negotiations in the oil sector. But as delegates gathered this year, it became clear that the forces shaping their negotiations, and the futures of their jobs, are increasingly global, technological, and unpredictable.
