Will IKEA be the Next Wal-Mart?
Machinists and Swedwood Reach First Agreements for CBA
October 13, 2011 - The Swedwood management in Danville, Virigina and the Machinists reached their first tentative agreement.
Danville, Virginia: Swedwood Workers Vote Union YES!
July 27, 2011 - In a secret ballot election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board, an agency of the United States Federal Government, workers at Swedwood’s operation in Danville Virginia voted to be represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW), and affiliate of the Building and Wood Workers International (BWI).
African Trade Unionists Support Swedwood Workers (Click to see Video)
Press Release:
IKEA Violates IWAY within first 24 hours of election campaign!
IKEA: Respect the Rights of the Workers!
The Building and Wood Worker's International (BWI) has been receiving alarming reports from the Swedwood plant in Danville, USA. Workers have reported that they have been dismissed just for saying they would welcome joining a union to protect their rights. Other reports claim that some managers are discriminating against workers. Clearly all is not well at this factory, which a few years ago was opened by IKEA’s subsidiary Swedwood, in the small town of Danville in the state of Virginia in the USA. Swedwood is 100% owned by the IKEA group and has its headquarters in Sweden, the home of IKEA. Swedwood is the company which produces more wood furniture products than any other for IKEA and probably produces more furniture than any other company in the world.
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