Chosen regions

Demand reinstatement of union members at Togo Footwear in Turkey

Jul 26, 2012

Act now and send a message to Togo Footwear demanding the reinstatement of 35 workers dismissed for joining Deri-Is (Leather Workers’ Union of Turkey).

USW sets bargaining agenda for pulp & paper negotiations

Jul 26, 2012

Determining a common negotiating agenda for bargaining, and setting policy goals, objectives and action plans for the next two years was the task of the USW’s biannual Paper Sector Bargaining Conference in Pittsburgh from 10 to 12 July.

Pulp and paper

IAM members fight Caterpillar on wage freeze

Jul 26, 2012

Members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) union have been on strike at a Caterpillar plant in Illinois, USA since 1 May, 2012 rejecting deep contract concessions at a time when business is booming.

Mechanical engineering

Solidarity

Light the Flame for workers’ rights!

Jul 27, 2012

The Olympic games commence today and IndustriALL Global Union is calling on all affiliates to take part in a Play Fair e-action to light the flame for workers’ rights.

Asia-Pacific

IndustriALL signs GFA with Siemens

Jul 31, 2012

Siemens, it’s General Works Council, IG Metall and IndustriALL Global Union signed a Global Framework Agreement on principles of social responsibility in Frankfurt on 25 July 2012.

Global Framework Agreements

Lock out of New York utility workers ends

Jul 30, 2012

UWUA reached a tentative contract settlement with Consolidated Edison on Thursday 26 July ending a month-long lockout and a return to work for all 8,500 utility workers in New York.

Energy (oil, gas, electricity and nuclear)