17 January, 2000Tomoyuki Fukuma, a well-known former trade unionist and member of Parliament in Japan, was highly respected by the international trade union movement.
17 January, 2000The United Auto Workers' union has announced that 1999 was one of their most successful organising years ever.
11 January, 2000The world's biggest trade union, the German IG Metall, has presented its demands in the new millennium's first wage negotiations.
2 April, 2000Main trade union demands were met just one hour before 21,500 workers were due to start industry-wide strike action.
28 March, 2000The 2.9 million-strong German metalworkers' union has called off warning strikes for western Germany after negotiators reached an agreement in 11th hour talks.
27 March, 2000This week brings a new outburst of cross-border activity in the rapidly changing landscape of the automotive sector.
22 March, 2000In an update on the closure of Applied Magnetics in Malaysia, the prosecution is unable to issue arrest warrants concerning unpaid retrenchment benefits.
20 March, 2000German metalworkers are gearing up for widespread warning strikes from March 29 onwards.
16 March, 2000The IMF general secretary, Marcello Malentacchi, comments on the hectic last week in the auto industry.
