International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers' Unions
Materials (glass, ceramics, cement)
150 document(s) for Materials (glass, ceramics, cement) :
 CEPPWAWU Resolving Some Sector Agreements in South Africa; Furniture Workers on Strike |
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14 July 2008 South Africa ICEM InBrief  |
Unlike last summer, ICEM affiliate Chemical, Energy, Paper, Printing, Wood, and Allied Workers Union (CEPPWAWU) of South Africa is reaching settlement with employer groups in several industrial sectors. A strike by 5,500 furniture workers who have taken industrial action is the only exception to date. The union is, or has been in recent months, bargaining on behalf of 40,000 workers in some 11 industrial... Read the article |
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| North American Steelworkers, UK’s Unite Forge Trans-Atlantic Union Alliance |
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14 July 2008 Canada United Kingdom Ireland ... ICEM InBrief  |
At the triennial convention of the United Steelworkers (USW) in the US state of Nevada on 2 July, a cross-border merger of two big amalgamated unions took place. The USW and UK’s Unite announced an alliance creating a structure to be called Workers Uniting.
“This union is crucial for challenging the growing power of global capital,” said USW President Leo Gerard. “Globalisation...Read the article |
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| Turkish Glass Workers Reach Two-year Accord on Eve of Strike |
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16 June 2008 Turkey ICEM InBrief  |
ICEM Turkish affiliate Kristal-İş and the country’s Glass, Cement, and Soil Industry Employers’ Association came to terms on a 2008-2009 sector-wide collective agreement, covering 6,000 glass workers. The settlement occurred on 2 June, a day prior to the strike date set by the union’s Executive Committee.
The new contract gives workers a 13% pay increase in 2008, with a 2009...Read the article |
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| Labour Department Inaction Moves Philippine Cement Workers’ Council to Pickets | ||
2 June 2008 |
Philippines |
ICEM InBrief |
| ICEM’s Turkish Glass, Tyre Unions Readied for Strike Action | ||
19 May 2008 |
Turkey |
ICEM InBrief |
| Turkish Cement Workers, Behind Trade Union Çimse-İş, Achieve New Labour Pact | ||
21 April 2008 |
Turkey |
ICEM InBrief |
| Social Dialogue Workshop Brings Turkish and Bulgarian Unions Together | ||
7 April 2008 |
Bulgaria Turkey |
ICEM InBrief |
| French Unions Condemn Plastics Industry for Seeking Protocol Break to 155,000 Workers | ||
25 February 2008 |
France |
ICEM InBrief |
| Strike Threat Renewed in Slovenia as Employers Renege on Deal | ||
11 February 2008 |
Slovenia |
ICEM InBrief |
| ICEM Turkish Affiliates Gather to Discuss Contract and Agency Labour | ||
11 February 2008 |
Germany Netherlands Sweden ... |
ICEM InBrief |
| Persistence Pays Off for Ross Glass Workers’ in Colombia | ||
14 January 2008 |
Colombia |
ICEM InBrief |
| US Ross Company Breaks Colombian Pledge, Glass Workers Strike | ||
3 December 2007 |
Colombia United States |
ICEM InBrief |
| ICEM Global Info 2007 | ||
1 December 2007 |
Argentina Azerbaijan Belgium ... |
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| 4th ICEM World Congress - Speech by ICEM General Secretary Manfred Warda | ||
22 November 2007 |
Global |
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| Three-Plant Talks Achieved with US-based Ross International by Sintravidricol in Colombia | ||
5 November 2007 |
Colombia |
ICEM InBrief |
| IGBCE Celebrates 10 Years in Germany with Bold Agenda Forecast for the Future | ||
22 October 2007 |
Germany |
ICEM InBrief |
| 4th ICEM World Congress - ICEM Secretariat report | ||
19 October 2007 |
Global |
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| Text of the Global Framework Agreement between Umicore and ICEM/IMF | ||
28 September 2007 |
Global |
ICEM Sector Background document |
| Questions Raised on Number of 2007 Workplace Tragedies by Saint-Gobain | ||
11 September 2007 |
Belgium Brazil China ... |
ICEM InBrief |
| US Building Workers Win Ban on Contract Labour in Illinois State | ||
11 September 2007 |
United States |
ICEM InBrief |
