International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers' Unions
ICEM InBrief
ICEM InBrief
InBrief is the ICEM's bi-weekly newsletter, published in English.
1284 document(s) for ICEM InBrief :
 ICEM Holds Quadrennial Mining Conference in Russia |
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28 July 2008 Global ICEM InBrief  |
Forty-one national mining unions from 37 countries met 9-11 July in St. Petersburg, Russia, for the ICEM’s quadrennial World Conference on Mining and DJGOP. A total of 138 delegates addressed the major changes occurring in the industry.
At the top of the agenda of an ICEM work plan covering the next four years was the continuing health and safety problems occurring at mines throughout... Read the article |
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| Drummond Coal Mine Strike Ends in Colombia; Accord Also Reached with Glencore |
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28 July 2008 Colombia ICEM InBrief  |
Mineworkers and port workers of non-affiliated Colombia union, Sintramienergética, ended a week-long strike on Wednesday, 23 July, against US-based coal producer Drummond. The miners shut one of Drummond’s two big open pit mines in César department, the Pribbenow mine, as well as the company’s thermal coal exporting port at Santa Marta.
The strike ended for the 2,700...Read the article |
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| Canadian Steelworkers Commence Overtime Ban Against Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan |
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28 July 2008 Canada ICEM InBrief  |
Strategic and rolling strikes by 500 Canadian miners – members of the United Steelworkers (USW) – could occur at any time now within the three mining operations of Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, the world’s largest fertiliser company.
On 23 July, three local branches of the USW in the western Canadian province of Saskatechewan issued the necessary 48-hour...Read the article |
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| UK: Unite Wins Union Recognition for Workers of Evasive Paper Company | ||
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| Colombia Dam Disaster of 28 July 1983: ‘The Night the Lights Went Dark’ on 200 Casual Workers | ||
28 July 2008 |
Colombia |
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| ICEM Protests Police Force to Break up Belediye-İş Strike Call in Turkey | ||
28 July 2008 |
Turkey |
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| Brazilian Akzo Nobel Workers’ Network Brings in ICI Plants for Effective Solidarity | ||
28 July 2008 |
Brazil |
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| Rubber Workers in Argentina Begin Job Actions to Gain Fair Pay | ||
28 July 2008 |
Argentina |
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| Tyre Manufacturing Workers in Iran Again Strike Kiyan | ||
28 July 2008 |
Iran |
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| NUPENG Suspends Tank-Truck Drivers’ Strike for Multi-Party Talks to Take Hold | ||
14 July 2008 |
Nigeria |
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| NUM Files Strike Notice on 3 South Africa Mining Houses; Safety Strike Looms at Gold Fields | ||
14 July 2008 |
South Africa |
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| CEPPWAWU Resolving Some Sector Agreements in South Africa; Furniture Workers on Strike | ||
14 July 2008 |
South Africa |
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| Mine Deaths Accelerate in China Over the Past Month | ||
14 July 2008 |
China |
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| CEP Achieves Excellent Pattern Settlement in Western Canadian Paper Sector | ||
14 July 2008 |
Canada |
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| North American Steelworkers, UK’s Unite Forge Trans-Atlantic Union Alliance | ||
14 July 2008 |
Canada United Kingdom Ireland ... |
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| ICEM’s Bridgestone Workers’ Network Meets in the United States | ||
14 July 2008 |
Brazil Spain Japan ... |
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| Brazilian Solvay Chemicals Network Organises Second Meeting | ||
14 July 2008 |
Belgium Brazil |
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| Swiss Unia and Temp Work Association Agree to National Collective Agreement | ||
30 June 2008 |
Switzerland |
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| Mining Strike Begins in Peru over Government Inaction on Pension, Profit-Sharing Issues | ||
30 June 2008 |
Peru |
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| CFMEU Presses Australian Government to Stick to Renewable Energy Targets | ||
30 June 2008 |
Australia |
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