Sugar union leader murdered in Colombia
Alberto Román Acosta González, president of the Guacarí SINTRAINAGRO branch in Colombia's Valle del Cauca, was fatally shot by gunmen...
Inaugural IUF Food Processing Conference
On June 26 and 27, 2017, IUF affiliates from 11 countries gathered in Chicago to begin to develop a joint...
Collective bargaining wins at Nestlé
IUF affiliates in Nicaragua, Switzerland and Germany have negotiated significant wins at Nestlé
Unions mobilize against the Spanish government’s ongoing attack on the right to strike
In Spain, the right-wing government of Mariano Rajoy continues its assault on the right to strike. Sixteen months after 8...
IUF, international support for independent unions in Algeria fighting for rights and challenging repression
The IUF organized a demonstration and press conference in Geneva on June 13 to highlight ongoing, brutal violations of fundamental...
New actions in campaign against precarious work at Phillips Seafood plant in Indonesia
On June 10 and 12 workers at the Phillips Seafood plant held actions coinciding with US management's planned visit to...
NGG achieves important protections for migrant workers in Germany
As a result of campaigning by the IUF affiliate NGG, meat-processing employers must now assume liability for the actions of...
Something rotten in the world’s largest meat company
Joesley and Wesley Batista, majority owners and controllers of JBS, have admitted bribing politicians and in a deal with prosecutors...
New York City fast-food workers win scheduling rights
The mayor of New York has signed a package of bills benefitting some 65,000 fast food workers, the key component...
New Zealand McDonald’s workers gain new collective agreement
Members of the IUF-affiliated Unite Union in New Zealand have overwhelmingly endorsed the agreement reached by the bargaining group and...
Indonesia: Phillips Seafood workers continue fighting for permanent employment
Members of the IUF-affiliated SBPSI representing workers at the Phillips Seafood plant in Lampung, Indonesia, held a mass demonstration in...
North American IUF Affiliates rally at Mondelez shareholder meeting
On May 17, members from North American IUF affiliates BCTGM and UFCW rallied in advance of the Mondelez shareholder meeting...