The IndustriALL Global Union will be founded on 19 June in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Uniting 50 million workers along global supply chains, uniting the history, expertise, and passion of three proud international organisations, IndustriALL will fight for workers everywhere.
The new organisation will bring together affiliates of the former global union federations: International Metalworkers’ Federation (IMF), International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers’ Unions (ICEM) and International Textiles Garment and Leather Workers’ Federation (ITGLWF).
IndustriALL Global Union will represent workers in a wide range of sectors from extraction of oil and gas, mining, generation and distribution of electric power, to manufacturing of metals and metal products, shipbuilding, automotive, aerospace, mechanical engineering, electronics, chemicals, rubber, pulp and paper, building materials, textiles, garments, leather and footwear and environmental services.
IndustriALL is intended to challenge the power of multinational companies like Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton.
See http://www.icem.org/en/77-All-ICEM-News-Releases/5050-IndustriALL-Global-Union-to-be-New-Force-.