Down Rio Tinto, down!6 February, 2014On Thursday, the Rio Tinto Global Union Network took to the streets of Cape Town, supported by hundreds of members from IndustriALL Global Union affiliated mining unions, National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and South African Clothing and Textile Workers' Union (SACTWU). The demonstrators demanded an end to Rio Tinto’s bad corporate behaviour at its operations around the world.
INFORME ESPECIAL: Prácticas empresariales insostenibles de Rio Tinto4 December, 2013Claiming to abide by good corporate practice, mining giant Rio Tinto’s behaviour includes major disputes with trade unions, communities, regulatory authorities, as well as over indigenous people’s rights.
AWU and CFMEU join forces22 July, 2013IndustriALL Global Union affiliates, the Australian Workers Union (AWU) and the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU), join forces in Australia to launch the Western Mine Workers Alliance.
AWU et CFMEU regroupent leurs forces22 July, 2013Le syndicat australien des travailleurs (AWU) et le syndicat de la construction, de la foresterie, des mines et de l’énergie (CFMEU), affiliés à IndustriALL Global Union, regroupent leurs forces en Australie pour lancer l’Alliance occidentale des mineurs.
AWU and CFMEU join forces22 July, 2013IndustriALL Global Union affiliates, the Australian Workers Union (AWU) and the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU), join forces in Australia to launch the Western Mine Workers Alliance.
IndustriALL Global Union readies to pull the trigger on Rio Tinto11 July, 2013At the end of June thirty mining union delegates from across the world at Rio Tinto operations met in Johannesburg to map out a global campaign strategy, marking a significant milestone in the process towards the launch of a campaign against the corporation.
IndustriALL Global Union s’apprête à s’attaquer à Rio Tinto11 July, 2013Trente délégués du syndicat des mineurs représentant le personnel employé à l’extraction minière sur les sites de Rio Tinto dans le monde se sont réunis fin juin à Johannesburg pour déterminer les grandes lignes d’une stratégie mondiale de campagne, et ont approuvé une étape décisive dans le processus de lancement d’une campagne contre l’entreprise.
IndustriALL Global Union s’apprête à s’attaquer à Rio Tinto11 July, 2013Trente délégués du syndicat des mineurs représentant le personnel employé à l’extraction minière sur les sites de Rio Tinto dans le monde se sont réunis fin juin à Johannesburg pour déterminer les grandes lignes d’une stratégie mondiale de campagne, et ont approuvé une étape décisive dans le processus de lancement d’une campagne contre l’entreprise.
IndustriALL Global Union readies to pull the trigger on Rio Tinto11 July, 2013At the end of June thirty mining union delegates from across the world at Rio Tinto operations met in Johannesburg to map out a global campaign strategy, marking a significant milestone in the process towards the launch of a campaign against the corporation.
Global unions put PWCS on notice24 June, 2013Global union federations the ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) and IndustriALL Global Union have put Port Waratah Coal Services (PWCS) – a major coal exporter based in Australia’s Port of Newcastle – on notice that its drastic failure to consult its workforce is being watched around the world. The company is currently being targeted with action following its attempts to dramatically alter working agreements.
