ArcelorMittal workers in Kazakhstan take to the streets16 June, 2012During tripartite negotiations the management of ArcelorMittal Temirtau (Kazakhstan) refused to implement a 30% wage rise. On 19 May the workers took to the streets in an action which gathered over 3,000 people.
Berthold Huber14 June, 2012 Berthold HuberPresidentBerthold Huber was elected President of IndustriALL Global Union at its founding Congress on 19 June 2012.Born in February
Senzeni Zokwana14 June, 2012Senzeni ZokwanaVice-PresidentSenzeni Zokwana was elected as Vice-President of IndustriALL Global Union at its founding Congress on 19 June 2012.Senzeni
R. Thomas Buffenbarger14 June, 2012 R. Thomas BuffenbargerVice-PresidentR. Thomas Buffenbarger was elected as Vice-President of IndustriALL Global Union at its founding Congress on 19
Hisanobu Shimada14 June, 2012Hisanobu ShimadaVice-PresidentHisanobu Shimada was elected as Vice-President of IndustriALL Global Union at its founding Congress on 19 June 2012.Hisanobu
Egypt steps back on workers’ rights4 December, 2012Egypt’s new draft Constitution will treat workers like criminals and bring unions under tight government control as they were under the Mubarak dictatorship.
Talks break down in Colombia30 November, 2012On 24 November talks between Termotecnica Coindustrial and the Union Sindical Obrera de la Industria del Petróleo (USO) broke down in Colombia, giving way to further tensions on the ground.
Support Colombian glass workers in conflict with Owens Illinois29 November, 2012Colombian glassworker union Sintravidricol is facing obstinate management negotiators in bargaining for a new collective agreement with Owens Illinois subsidiary Cristalería Peldar. Today’s meeting is unlikely to provide a positive result and the next step will be a strike ballot. Send your message to management here.
Trade union caucus pushes labour agenda at COP1829 November, 2012IndustriALL is central in the work of the trade union caucus at COP18 (18th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) in Doha, Qatar, running from 26 November to 7 December.
Young Latin American and German workers attend exchange programme meeting in Brazil29 November, 2012From 26-30 November, young trade union members from the textile, chemical, mining and metalworking sectors of Latin America and from IG METALL and IGBCE in Germany are attending a training course that forms part of an international trade union exchange programme for young workers who are members of IndustriALL affiliates.
