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9 February 2012
Unionists urged to show solidarity with Dutch dockers
The ITF and its European arm, the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF), is urging labour activists across Europe to support Dutch dockers in the port of Rotterdam who are in dispute with their employer. more >>

9 February 2012
ITF unions campaign against "social dumping" in the North Sea
ITF-affiliated trade unions in Denmark, Norway and the UK – backed by partner unions from around the world – have launched a campaign against "social dumping" in the North Sea oil and gas industry. more >>

9 February 2012
Petition to back dockers in New Zealand
Unionists have been showing their support for dockers in New Zealand who have been engaged in a protracted dispute with their employer Ports of Auckland Limited (POAL). The company is moving towards the total outsourcing of all container terminal labour to private companies; this will mean redundancy for the entire workforce. more >>

9 February 2012
Strike action planned in Sweden cabin crew dispute
Cabin crew workers at a Swedish airline are to take strike action following a stalemate over sector-wide duty time regulations. more >>

8 February 2012
ITF acts to put pressure on Nestlé
The ITF acted today to put pressure on food producing giant Nestlé after a tip off from its sister global union the IUF (International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations). more >>

8 February 2012
European unions vow to back Polish truckers
Unions across Europe have established a plan of action to assist their Polish trucker colleagues, a number of whom were dismissed after they participated in strike action. more >>

3 February 2012
New contract for 7000 in-flight catering workers in the US
A two-year battle for a fair contract has paid off for in-flight catering workers in the US after they won a new settlement. more >>

2 February 2012
Spanish cabin crew and ground staff call off dispute
Cabin crew and ground workers at the Spanish airline Iberia have called off planned strike action after they reached a new deal with their airline employer, which extends employment guarantees. more >>

2 February 2012
Bitter rail dispute in Bulgaria ends
A dispute that raged for almost a month has ended in settlements for Bulgarian railway workers across two out of three railway companies. more >>

2 February 2012
Failure to debate US labour law changes sets a “dangerous precedent”, say unions
Unions in the US are demanding that a new bill governing aviation safety be passed and that amendments to a key labour law that were introduced as part of the new legislation be deleted. They argue that there has been a lack of debate surrounding the changes. more >>