metals

manufacturing and materials

Steven. — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 10:19:50 +0000

Strikes hit German car industry

Ed — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 19:38:36 +0000

The strikes took place at 17 companies, the union, IG Metall, said in a statement.

Car maker Audi was particularly hard hit, as 4,000 workers walked off the floor of an Audi plant in the southern city of Ingolstadt, the union said. Another 1,000 spots went unfilled after a nightshift ended at an Audi plant in Neckarsulm, to the west.

Arrests of Korean trade unionists continue

Ed — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:06:21 +0000

With the recent arrest of Hyundai Motor Branch First Vice-President Kim Tae-gon on September 16 and the arraignment of Jung Gab-deuk, president of the Korean Metal Workers' Union (KMWU), on September 18 on charges of obstructing business, members of the KMWU are bracing for more assaults. Leaders of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions have also been targets of arrest.

Korean three-year struggle against precariousness

Django — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:44:39 +0000

Female precarious workers for the Korean firm Kiryung electronics today enter their 1,100th day of action in demand of direct employment.

Aircraft machinists strike in Kansas

Ed — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:30:51 +0000

The first day of their work stoppage appeared to go smoothly in what is the first machinist strike against the company since 1984. Among the strikers was Juice Bruner, 35, a second-generation machinist who has worked at the plant for 12 years. His father worked at the plant for 42 years before retiring.

Bolivian miners strike against Morales pension reform

Ed — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:15:46 +0000

Roberto Montano said the state-owned mine has been losing about $500,000 a day since workers went on strike, halting production, on Thursday afternoon. The official said the mine always closed on Sundays.

"They (the workers) are staging an indefinite general strike [...] they're waiting for negotiations between the Bolivian Workers Central and the government," Montano said.

The Ecological Challenge: Three Revolutions are Necessary

Flint — Sat, 03 May 2008 13:35:25 +0000

The Ecological Challenge: Three Revolutions are Necessary
by Alternative Libertaire

Russian Bauxite miners occupy mine shaft

Jack — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:02:14 +0000

The occupation began on March 26th, with the workers producing a list of 11 demands including a 50% wage increase, and the restoration of previously suspended parts of the workers welfare packages.

The myth of 'co-management' in Venezuela: Reflections on Alcasa and Invepal

Ed — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 12:19:16 +0000

With a lot of rhetoric and propaganda the Chavez administration has advanced different examples of co-management which, they claim, demonstrate their desire to transform Venezuela’s relations of production. A compañero from Europe visited us recently and got to know two of the most celebrated cases: Alcasa and Invepal.

Thousands on strike in Colombia

Ed — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:14:22 +0000

Members of the Sintracerromatoso union at the nickel mine operated by Cerro Matoso, a subsidiary of the multinational company, BHP Billiton, have begun a strike after negotiations failed to produce an agreement with the company.