France: Wimetal workers vote for strike action against factory closure Workers at the exhaust factory in Wissembourg voted to begin a strike action on Friday.
USA: Auto-workers on nationwide strike at General Motors Thousands of United Auto Workers walked off the job at General Motors Corp. plants around the…
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Belgium: Strike action at Opel car factory There have been a series of stoppages recently at the Opel factory, due to management restructuring.
Belgium: Wildcat strike at Volvo Europa factory Workers at the truck factory in Oostakker, walked out during negotiations over pay.
Sweden: Volvo workers wildcat An unofficial strike broke out at a Volvo Trucks plant in Umeå on Thursday. 150 workers downed tools for one and a half hours.
France: Sabotage at Renault factory Workers at the Renault factory in Le Mans have been accused by management of sabotaging factory equipment.
Spain: General strike in Cadiz region Workers at the General Motors subcontractor, Delphi, in Puerto Real have gone on strike in protest at the planned closure of the factory.
US: Truck plant strike leaders sacked Two weeks after a wildcat strike against layoffs, eleven Freightliner LLC workers in North Carolina have been fired.
Belgium: car workers refuse union compromise Strikers at car firm SLM refused to vote on an agreement made by unions, judging the salary increase to be too low.
Australia: three-day lockout at Bridgestone ends Union members at the tyre maker, Bridgestone, in Salisbury, South Australia have returned to work after a three-day lockout without pay.
Union calls off truck plant wildcat strike With layoffs imminent, truck manufacturing workers in North Carolina walked out until union officials called off the action.