"Seeing tremendous gains in life safety"15 January, 2015Brad Loewen, chief safety inspector at the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh, speaks of challenges and wins for the factory safety inspections.
Workplace accident finally recognized16 December, 2014For the last 13 years, distressed Colombian worker Rubén Montoya has been battling with Sura Insurance Company and Tenaris Tubo Caribe to get a pension and other benefits following a workplace accident leaving him unable to work. A settlement was finally made early December.
Workplace accident finally recognized16 December, 2014For the last 13 years, distressed Colombian worker Rubén Montoya has been battling with Sura Insurance Company and Tenaris Tubo Caribe to get a pension and other benefits following a workplace accident leaving him unable to work. A settlement was finally made early December.
Eternit owners’ crime judged expired and non-prosecutable in Italy27 November, 2014On 19 November 2014 the public prosecutor of the Italian Supreme Court of Cassation has overturned the Turin court decision condemning the Swiss billionaire Stephan Schmidheiny, one of the owners of Eternit Group, claiming the sentence is not applicable because of the long period of time that has passed since the crime took place.
Eternit owners’ crime judged expired and non-prosecutable in Italy27 November, 2014On 19 November 2014 the public prosecutor of the Italian Supreme Court of Cassation has overturned the Turin court decision condemning the Swiss billionaire Stephan Schmidheiny, one of the owners of Eternit Group, claiming the sentence is not applicable because of the long period of time that has passed since the crime took place.
Huhtamaki cedes under charges of unfair labour practices14 November, 2014Following the charges of unfair labour practices filed by the IndustriALL affiliate United Steelworkers (USW) to the U.S. National Labor Relations Board, Finnish-based packaging company Huhtamaki now needs to inform its employees about their rights at the plant in Commerce, California as settlement.
Huhtamaki cède sous les accusations de pratiques déloyales de travail14 November, 2014Suite aux accusations de pratiques déloyales de travail portées par l’affilié de IndustriALL, United Steelworkers (USW), au Bureau national américain des relations de travail, l’entreprise d’emballage finlandaise Huhtamaki est maintenant tenue d’informer ses salariés de leurs droits dans les installations situées à Commerce, Californie.
Huhtamaki cedes under charges of unfair labour practices14 November, 2014Following the charges of unfair labour practices filed by the IndustriALL affiliate United Steelworkers (USW) to the U.S. National Labor Relations Board, Finnish-based packaging company Huhtamaki now needs to inform its employees about their rights at the plant in Commerce, California as settlement.
Scabs cause suspected chemical leak while skilled steelworkers still locked out4 November, 2014The Honeywell management in Metropolis, Illinois is risking the safety of the local community to attack its employees’ union rights. Rejecting good faith bargaining with USW Local 7-669, management instead has locked out 150 USW members for the last three months.
Des briseurs de grève à l’origine de probables émanations chimiques alors que perdure le lock-out des syndiqués USW qualifiés4 November, 2014La direction d’Honeywell de Metropolis, dans l’Illinois met en danger la sécurité des riverains pour s’en prendre aux droits syndicaux de ses salariés. Rejetant l’idée de négocier de bonne foi avec la section 7-669 de l’USW, la direction a préféré lock-outer 150 métallos USW ces trois derniers mois
