International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers' Unions
Materials (glass, ceramics, cement)
ICEM World Conference
for Material Industries
(cement, glass and ceramics)
Izmir, Turkey
3-4 November 2009
For a copy of the Conference Report, request by email to tom.grinter@icem.org
Conference Resolution - Industry Response to Economic Crisis
245 document(s) for Materials (glass, ceramics, cement) :
 Workers of CertainTeed, a Saint-Gobain Unit, Retain Premium Health Care in USA |
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6 February 2012 United States ICEM InBrief  |
A 40-day strike in the US state of Massachusetts ended a week ago. Ninety brave members of the ICEM-affiliated Teamsters Union (IBT) backed Saint-Gobain’s CertainTeed subsidiary away from severe cuts to their health care plan, and ratified a five-year labour agreement by a 69-0 vote on 29 January.
The workers, who make asphalt roofing shingles, gypsum wallboard and fiberglass products at... Read the article |
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| ICEM Mission Visits Ecuador, Colombia, Costa Rica |
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6 February 2012 Colombia Costa Rica Ecuador ICEM InBrief  |
ICEM General Secretary Manfred Warda, Latin America/Caribbean Regional Vice-President Sergio Novais, and Regional Contact Person Carol Bruce conducted a mission to Ecuador, Colombia, and Costa Rica from 13 to 20 January 2010 to visit affiliates, make new contacts and attend a Social Dialogue conference in Colombia.
The ICEM mission started the round in Ecuador on 13 January and the next day the...Read the article |
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| US Teamsters at Saint-Gobain Succeed in Retaining Premium Health Care |
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3 February 2012 United States ICEM InBrief Alert  |
A 40-day strike in the US state of Massachusetts has ended. Ninety brave members of the ICEM-affiliated Teamsters Union (IBT) backed Saint-Gobain’s CertainTeed subsidiary away from severe cuts to their health care plan, and ratified a five-year labour agreement by a 69-0 vote on 29 January.
The workers, who make asphalt roofing shingles, gypsum wallboard and fiberglass products at a plant...Read the article |
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| Saint-Gobain’s CertainTeed Balks at ‘Common Sense’ End to US Teamster Strike | ||
23 January 2012 |
United States |
ICEM InBrief |
| ICEM Intervenes in Saint-Gobain Dispute in US State of Massachusetts | ||
13 January 2012 |
United States |
ICEM InBrief Alert |
| ICEM Report Exposes Asian Cement’s CAL Practices | ||
5 January 2012 |
ICEM Background Document |
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| Unite’s 2020 Vision Calls for Investment in Skills to Protect UK Manufacturing | ||
5 December 2011 |
United Kingdom |
ICEM InBrief |
| North American Cement, Building Materials Network Meets in Pittsburgh | ||
24 October 2011 |
United States |
ICEM InBrief |
| Wage Shame Drives Austrian Metalworkers into Warning Strikes | ||
17 October 2011 |
Austria |
ICEM InBrief Alert |
| Lafarge Closure Deal Reached for French Workers at Frangey | ||
10 October 2011 |
France |
ICEM InBrief |
| Hunger Strikers Protest Lafarge’s French Cement Plant Closing | ||
26 September 2011 |
France |
ICEM InBrief |
| USW Glass Workers at Anchor Begin Strike Action | ||
12 September 2011 |
United States |
ICEM InBrief |
| USW Resists Concessions in Owens-Illinois, Ross International Bargaining | ||
29 August 2011 |
United States |
ICEM InBrief |
| US Boilermakers Hold 32nd Convention | ||
1 August 2011 |
United States |
ICEM InBrief |
| SINTRAVIDRICOL Faces Problems of Dangerous Overwork, Outsourcing at Owens Illinois, Colombia | ||
4 July 2011 |
Colombia |
ICEM InBrief |
| Cement Agreement Reached in Turkey, Strike Averted | ||
20 June 2011 |
Turkey |
ICEM InBrief |
| ICEM General Secretary Spotlights Holcim as Contract Workers’ Abuser at ILO | ||
19 June 2011 |
India |
ICEM InBrief |
| French Unions Conduct 4-Hour Strike at Lafarge Today | ||
6 June 2011 |
France |
ICEM InBrief |
| Holcim, India’s Police Team to Resist Contract Worker Organising | ||
6 June 2011 |
India |
ICEM InBrief |
| ÇIMSE-İş Calls for Strike Actions at 45 Turkish Cement Plants | ||
6 June 2011 |
Turkey |
ICEM InBrief |
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