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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.

General strike over prices brings Belgium to a halt

Steven. — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:36:47 +0000

High-speed international rail services in and out of the country to France, the UK, Germany and the Netherlands were cancelled and picketing disrupted the port of Antwerp.

Workers were protesting in advance of the government's 2009 budget to demand action on inflation and the rising cost of living.

Gurgaon Workers News No.13 - October 2008

catch — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 23:19:08 +0000

Gurgaon Workers News - Newsletter 13 (October 2008)

Wave of strikes and agreements in Brazilian car industry

Ed — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 19:53:24 +0000

On September 1, workers at the Volkswagen-Audi factory in the city of Curitiba began a one-week strike. Workers at the Volvo and Renault/Nissan plants in the same town also went on strike on the same day.

During that week, 24-hour strikes occurred at Ford, General Motors, Toyota, Mercedes Benz and Scania in cities in the interior of Sao Paulo state.

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.

Workers' struggles and the development of Ford in Britain

pmargin — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:52:19 +0000

Brazil: Autoworkers vote to continue strike

Alex... — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:20:38 +0000

Workers began their strike on Tuesday in support of demands for wage increases to deal with rising inflation. Three Volkswagen, Nissan, and Renault owned plants in the southern state of Parana have been affected, causing a production loss of about 6,600 vehicles.

1987: The Great Workers' Struggle

Alex... — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:23:39 +0000

The workplace struggles that took place in 1987 occurred within the wider background of political reform. For thirty years South Korea had been ruled by a military dictatorship, and growing calls for democracy had echoed across the peninsula through the 1970s and early 80s.

Wildcat strikes hit Plymouth and Falkirk

catch — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 17:41:55 +0000

Sixteen staff were laid off from the Langage power station construction site near Plymouth, and picketed the site on Thursday morning, bringing 350 workers out in support by shift start.