17 mayo, 2012Three federations merge to become IndustriAll European trade union, demanding industrial growth and more jobs.

16 mayo, 2012The workers were shocked to find there are separate canteens for direct employees and contract workers at the company's Monlevade plant.

6 febrero, 2012Caterpillar disclosed its plans to stop its train locomotive plant in London, Ontario. The shutdown comes five weeks after Caterpillar's locked out 465 CAW members at the Canadian train locomotive plant Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD) in London, Ontario.

22 febrero, 2012In support of the Global Days of Action 2012, unions are calling on the Mexican government to implement ILO recommendations regarding Freedom of Association in Mexico, stop attacks on independent trade unions, and respect international labour standards.

22 febrero, 2012Union leaders of Coats Bangladesh Ltd. Employees Union are illegally detained by the managers of the company Coats in Dhaka.

24 febrero, 2012Unionized skilled trade workers set out their vision for an industrial policy that can rebuild the manufacturing industry in Canada.

24 febrero, 2012CAW Local 27 members from Electro-Motive Diesel in London, Ontario have voted 95 per cent in favour of a closure agreement that provides enhanced severance packages.

24 febrero, 2012At the Daimler World Employee Committee (WEC) meeting in February members reported on the situation and developments in their country and expressed solidarity with UAW's efforts to establish union representation in the Mercedes-Benz plant in Tuscaloosa.

24 enero, 2012Over 150,000 workers came out on the streets of Norway to protest against the imposition of a new EU directive on temporary agency workers. The directive can undermine collective agreements by permitting temporary contracts which currently have to be agreed with the unions.

24 enero, 2012In January Fair Labor Association, a non-profit organization dedicated to ending sweatshop conditions in factories worldwide, announced Apple was admitted as a "Participating Company". That means that Apple promises to clean its supply chains from labour abuses during the coming two years. While welcoming this move GoodElectronics promises to watch closely whether the membership means Apple takes action on key problems.