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Union
Network International (UNI) federation of 900 unions from 150 countries
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Largely
focused at the moment (2005) on trying to organize Walmart
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Claim
Walmart is leading the “race to the bottom”
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Walt
Disney, Murdoch’s News Corporation and IKEA have been identified as future
targets
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2000 IG
Metall signed agreement with Faber-Castell (one of world’s leading producers
of writing and drawing instruments) to respect minimum social standards in
all its operations in Germany and overseas
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Standards
referenced are the ILO Core labor standards
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October
2004 British Union (GMB) and American Union (UNITE-HERE) signed agreement to
organize workers in the casino and gaming industry
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Will
share information and pool resources and staff
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Both
will target anti-union companies and try to keep them out of communities
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1995 US UNITED MINE
WORKERS HELPED WORK WITH COLOMBIAN MINE WORKERS UNION AT MINE OWNED 50% BY
EXXON AND EXPORTING TO THE USA
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1997 LONGSHOREMEN
FROM AROUND WORLD INCLUDING US WEST COAST HELD BRIEF STRIKES AND BANS AND
BOYCOTTS IN SUPPORT OF BRITISH DOCKERS MADE REDUNDANT.
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(only
when giving two classes) 2000 When National Grid (British) bought New England
Electric (US), US union (Utility Workers Union of America) wanted to be free
to organize all new acquisitions and subsidiaries
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National
Grid balked but after the union met with its British unions and pressure was
applied, National Grid agreed to recognize the union based on card checks and
to remain neutral in organizing campaigns to organize customer service,
technical and field workers in the US
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May 1999
SEIU entered formal alliance with Mexican Telephone Workers Union to organize
janitors and service workers
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