| 29 May 09 | Turkey: Metal workers sacked for union membership -- A workers' struggle for their jobs and rights at Sinter Metal Đmalat Sanayi AŞ (located in the Dudullu Organized Industrial Zone, Turkey) has gone on for three months. An overwhelming majority of the 470 workers are members of Birlesik Metal-IS trade union. In December 2008, the company fired 350 workers including union leaders, not due to the economic crisis as the employer attempted to claim, ( Laborstart ) |
| 29 May 09 | Strike hits operations in BEL -- Bangalore: A countrywide one-day strike by workers of industrial ‘navaratna’ Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) paralysed operations of the company on Thursday. More than 10,000 workers, employed in nine locations, participated in the “total strike,” according to the Bharat Electronics Workers’ Union (BEWU) sources. ( Laborstart ) |
| 28 May 09 | Finnish Wood and Special Industries‘ Union celebrates 110 years -- On May 14th this BWI affiliate, representing 43,000 members, held a special seminar to mark its 110-year anniversary, in the lead up to its congress in Lahti, Finland. Speakers at the event included BWI General Secretary Anita Normark as well as representatives from the industry and researchers. One of the themes was “building with wood, and wood as a source of energy”. ( Laborstart ) |
| 28 May 09 | Revenue employees to strike work today -- PUNE: The Pune district revenue department employees' federation has called for a one-day dharna on Thursday in protest against the attack on an employee from the H-zone office on Tuesday. ( Laborstart ) |
| 28 May 09 | Iraq: Basra oil pipeline workers score labor victory -- Basra's oil pipeline workers, who had been staging occupations of the facilities since April 27 to demand back pay, scored a victory this week as the Baghdad administration agreed to meet with their leaders and negotiate a payment schedule. The administration capitulated after the workers threatened to shut down the pipeline and call a general strike. Union leader Faisal Hamdan told management the workers were prepared to immediately shut down all exports fro Basra's harbor. ( Laborstart ) |
| 27 May 09 | Subway workers to go on strike tomorrow -- Subway employees said they would go on strike tomorrow, as they are demanding that the government grant legal recognition to the sector's union. They are also requesting a pay increase from subway manager Metrovías, said Ariel Rochetti, a spokesman of the workers. ( Laborstart ) |
| 27 May 09 | Australian workers win new IR laws - Hotel workers can be first to use them -- Remember John Howard? He was the Prime Minister Australians voted out more than 18 months ago because of his unpopular workplace laws. ( Laborstart ) |
| 27 May 09 | Workers, family members arrested as MRF strike enters 15th day -- Chennai (IANS): Striking workers at tyre major MRF's Arakonam plant and their family members, who were camping outside the labour commissioner's office here, were arrested on Saturday morning, a union official said. ( Laborstart ) |
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