UNITE HERE U.S. and Canada in the IUF Hotel Housekeepers Global Week of Action
UNITE HERE members held actions in Chicago, San Francisco, Hawaii, Seattle, Boston, San Diego, Vancouver, Toronto and Northern Illinois to...
Danone 2016 results: New cost-cutting plan after drop in sales
Danone announced a new cost-cutting plan on February 15, at its full-year group results presentation. The plan, called "Protein", is...
Kraft Heinz’ failed bid for Unilever
Late last week, Kraft Heinz (KH) bid $143 billion for Unilever on the heels of an earnings call where KH...
Nordic Hotel and Restaurant Unions demand #FairHousekeeping
The Nordic Union-HRCT and its member unions are committed to fighting for #FairHousekeeping for all hotel housekeepers in the Nordic...
Spanish affiliates fight bogus self employment
The Spanish Parliament has approved a legal change that will prevent companies from outsourcing the most important parts of production...
SEC investigates chicken pricing as Tyson reports solid profit.
The U.S. meat giant Tyson has acknowledged that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is investigating its chicken pricing practices...
New IUF publication: Resisting and Rolling Back Casual & Precarious Employment
The IUF has produced a 4-page guide to accompany the IUF-Danone Agreement on Sustainable Employment and Access to Rights
Kraft Heinz/3G Capital: Who might be next?
"The pattern is buy, squeeze, repeat. The 3G managers developed extraordinary operating skills and greatly increased the value of every...
New IUF affiliate at Nestlé in Chile
The trade union of Nestlé Chile's Los Angeles factory officially joined the IUF on January 1, 2017.
Mondelez struggles to keep up with consumer demand for healthy food
Mondelez, like many other big consumer packaged goods companies, continues to struggle with consumer demand shifts towards healthy, organic and...
New Zealand Dairy Workers Union continues to organize and grow
The IUF affiliate, the NZ Dairy Workers Union, has been successful in its strategy to organize workers who work for...
German milk producers seek more stable pricing mechanisms
Milk producers in Germany are discussing measures to counter the effects of fluctuating milk prices. They seek greater certainty in...