6 December, 1999If victory is no agreement, then it is a victory for all those who went to Seattle with no intention to negotiate at all, says IMF General Secretary Marcello Malentacchi in his new column under IMF Opinion.

6 December, 1999Trade unions have lost two years of hard work.

6 December, 1999A new day has dawned for Avondale shipyard workers, as the company has at long last recognised their union.

4 December, 1999The Swedish Metalworkers' Union has kicked out a member of the union who was pointed out as a Nazi leader.

2 December, 1999In order to serve its new affiliates in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), the International Metalworkers' Federation will open an office in Moscow.

1 December, 1999A project office will be set up to assist in organising and affiliating metalworkers in Mexico.

30 November, 1999The International Metalworkers' Federation condemns the Australian government's attempts to destroy metalworkers' unions.

30 November, 1999An international metalworkers' official says that the World Trade Organisation's meeting will mark a watershed in changing public perceptions about international trade and how it affects us all.

29 November, 1999The MSF has announced plans to form one giant manufacturing union with the AEEU.

28 November, 1999IG Metall rejects Vodafone's hostile takeover bid of the German industrial giant Mannesmann.