27 August, 2001After 8 weeks of strike action, the dispute at Maintrain, in Sydney, Australia, is over.

22 August, 2001The Taiwan-based company has closed, with no notification whatsoever to its workers or the trade union.

24 September, 2002New collective agreement provides VW workers with comparable wage hikes as for the overall metal and engineering industry.

24 September, 2002The IMF-affiliated AMWU has won a provisional injunction by the Federal Court against the Australian subsidiary of Trane.

23 September, 2002Union calls for ceiling at 30 per cent in any workplace.

22 September, 2002The general secretary-elect of Amicus-AEEU says "right to strike is a fundamental human right."

19 September, 2002Thousands protest government's attempt to curtail workers' and trade union rights.

17 September, 2002CAW negotiators strike tentative deal with the first of the Big Three automakers. Bargaining at DaimlerChrysler and Ford will follow.

8 September, 2002Italian union criticises the automaker's industrial plan, saying it is sacrificing more and more workers.

29 August, 2002New IMF country councils established in Argentina, Chile and Mexico.