6 November, 2007International trade union delegation calls for European Union support of the Mexican Miners' Union, which has been the target of government repression and attacks by Grupo Mexico.
30 October, 2007AFL-CIO accuses the US National Labor Relations Board of "systematic efforts to deny workers' rights in violation of international labour standards"
23 January, 2008IBM workers launch online petition against IBM management's decision to outsource 5,000 workers to AT&T. Support the workers and sign today at: http://www.petitiononline.com/IBM1/petition.html
23 January, 2008Thousands of people marched on January 22 protesting against the announced closure of a Nokia mobile phone production plant in Bochum, Germany.
18 December, 2007Striking workers at the Ford-Vsevolozhsk plant in Russia voted to suspend their indefinite strike after management agreed to commence a real negotiation process.
20 February, 2006The accident occurred in the early hours of Sunday and is thought to have been caused by a build-up of firedamp gas at the bottom of the mine.
16 February, 2006The decision on February 15 by French President Jacques Chirac to recall the toxic warship Clemenceau back to France underlines the depth of the crisis in the global ship-breaking industry, says the IMF and other Global Unions partners.
