18 September, 20237000 Suzuki workers return to work after an intense and violent 14-day struggle that ends at the country's largest car maker.

18 September, 2023Leaders of the seven Australian and New Zealand affiliates of the IMF, ICEM and ITGLWF met in Auckland, New Zealand on October 28 and resolved to create a new Council of the affiliates of the future new Federation in the two countries.

18 September, 2023The IMF Automotive Working Group met in Chennai and in Pune in India October 31 to November 4. 91 union representatives discussed strategy to win trade union rights across the globe, how to strengthen global trade union networks and cooperation with Indian auto workers.

18 September, 2023São Paulo metalworkers in the CNTM plan to strike unless employers make a new offer on pay and other demands by November 4.

18 September, 2023ICEM, IMF and CEP-Canada side with USO members at Campo Rubiales trying to negotiate a bargaining agreement with Canadian oil multinational Pacific Rubiales.

18 September, 2023Thousands of workers led by the Malaysian Trade Union Congress (MTUC) picketed across the nation to protest against the amendment to the labour laws.

18 September, 2023The professional and managerial staff organization YTN turned down the employers' proposal and called a strike for 10 000 members, starting November 1, when they were refused a similar wage increase model as the Metalworkers' Union and the salaried employees' union Pro obtained on October 25.

18 September, 2023UNTMRA thanks unions for their international support and solidarity, which helped to bring the strike to a successful conclusion after more than 25 days. The union says the struggle increased unity among metalworkers at the national level.

18 September, 2023The São Paulo city and Mogi das Cruzes metalworkers' union has reached agreement with four employer groups on a pay rise. The São Paulo State Metalworkers' Federation is trying to extend the agreement to all metalworkers in the state.

18 September, 2023US unions scored an important victory on October 8 when voters in the state of Ohio in a referendum overwhelmingly rejected a Republican Senate Bill to limit public sector workers' collective bargaining rights.