Indian steel unions vow to increase union power10 December, 2019Senior trade union leaders from IndustriALL steel affiliates in India came together in Mumbai, India on 9 and 10 December 2019. Together with IndustriALL’s global sector co-chair Sanjyot Vadhavkar, the leaders from SMEFI and INMF–Metal discussed the future of organizing and recruiting in this important sector in India. They focused on the situation of young workers and precarious work in the sector.
Agreements unite formal and informal metal workers in Kenya30 October, 2019To effectively unite, recruit and organize informal metal workers, the Amalgamated Union of Kenya Metal Workers (AUKMW) and other unions have signed agreements with the Ambira Jua Kali Artisans Association and the Migingo Self Help Group Association.
Agreements unite formal and informal metal workers in Kenya30 October, 2019To effectively unite, recruit and organize informal metal workers, the Amalgamated Union of Kenya Metal Workers (AUKMW) and other unions have signed agreements with the Ambira Jua Kali Artisans Association and the Migingo Self Help Group Association.
US copper workers strike after decade with no pay rise22 October, 2019Two thousand workers have been on strike for a week at four Asarco copper facilities in Arizona, and one in Texas, after rejecting a four-year contract that would see no pay rise for most.
US copper workers strike after decade with no pay rise22 October, 2019Two thousand workers have been on strike for a week at four Asarco copper facilities in Arizona, and one in Texas, after rejecting a four-year contract that would see no pay rise for most.
Workers at Riva steel on strike for four months13 September, 2019In one the other longest labour disputes in German history, 130 workers at two steel plants in southwest Germany have been on strike since 11 June.
Los trabajadores de la empresa siderúrgica Riva llevan cuatro meses de huelga13 September, 2019En uno de los conflictos laborales más duraderos en la historia de Alemania, 130 trabajadores de dos plantas siderúrgicas del suroeste del país han estado en huelga desde el 11 de junio.
Workers at Riva steel on strike for four months13 September, 2019In one the other longest labour disputes in German history, 130 workers at two steel plants in southwest Germany have been on strike since 11 June.
Union condemns plans to retrench 2,000 workers at ArcelorMittal South Africa18 July, 2019The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA), has condemned a decision by ArcelorMittal to retrench 2,000 workers without consulting the union as required by law.
Un sindicato denuncia los planes de despido de 2.000 trabajadores de ArcelorMittal en Sudáfrica18 July, 2019El Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores Metalúrgicos de Sudáfrica (NUMSA) denunció la decisión de ArcelorMittal de despedir a 2.000 trabajadores, que tomó sin consultar al sindicato tal como lo exige la ley.
