18 September, 2023A new agreement reached with Tenaris in Brazil sees a reduction of working time with no loss of wages, however at the Calgary plant in the U.S. the company has been uncooperative and is imposing lay-offs and mandatory shutdowns.
18 September, 2023The International Metalworkers' Federation calls on its affiliates for submissions to the Global Union Labour Film Shorts 2011, a one hour line-up of the best short films from around the world focused on unions fighting back against austerity cuts. The line-up will be released in June online and in DVD. Submission deadline is 1 April 2011.
18 September, 2023Mexican and foreign political leaders and Ambassadors took notice as unions from every part of the globe turned out at Mexican Embassies, national parliaments and congressional halls to voice their concern about the Mexican government's increasingly violent attitude towards independent trade unions.
18 September, 2023Los Mineros (SNTMMSRM) and the Mexican Electrical Workers (SME) announce historic alliance to strengthen and expand democratic labour movement in Mexico.
18 September, 2023IMF and ICEM visit the Umicore plants in Port Elisabeth, South Africa, January 24 to 26, as part of the implementation of the Umicore International Framework Agreement. Due to recent issues between local management and trade unions at the plants, the visit proved essential in delivering positive and constructive results for workers.
18 September, 2023The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) and the AFL-CIO sue republican governor of South Carolina over her pledge to use state resources to deprive South Carolina citizens of the right to join a union.
18 September, 2023More than seventy unionists attend three IMF-ILO ACTRAV workshops on EPZ organising in Indonesia.
18 September, 2023The IMF condemns police repression against peaceful demonstrators in Egypt, after tens of thousands of peaceful demonstrators protest.
18 September, 2023Numsa commences strike action at BHP Billiton in support of its demands for improved wages and conditions.
18 September, 2023At the ITUC conference in Moscow, IMF affiliates joined the Newly Independent States (NIS) in their demands that the government and employers respect fundamental rights guaranteed by ILO Conventions.
