It makes no sense to expect this same state to turn around and support workers against their bosses. As employers organise across borders, so should workers. Unfortunately these are of little use when big business decides to play tough. They are run by senior union officials, members have little or no input into them. The vast majority don't even know they exist.
Shop stewards meeting shop stewards is the first step.
We need to reach a situation where if one plant is threatened the others in the multinational refuse to take on their work. In most unions the leadership will not help to build such links, they are afraid of losing control over their members. Yet workers in GEC, IBM, Ford and many other firms have built links in the past. The best way to start is for shop stewards to contact their counterparts in other parts of the firm, and then arrange to visit them. A small levy on union subscriptions or a couple of shopfloor collections per year would pay for travel expenses.