Trade Unions

The bandh is expected to disrupt crucial sectors such as banking, insurance, postal services, coal mining, transport and public sector industries

Trade unions call strike at Coal India establishments on February 16

Coal India was last served with a strike notice in October, when trade unions demanded the company to pay salary to non-executive employees according to National Coal Wage Agreement (NCWA) XI. The planned strike, however, was deferred.

IBA, bank employee unions agree on wage settlement: Trade Unions

The wage revision for employees and officers of the public sector banks will be effective from November 1, 2022.

Amid Omicron concerns, trade bodies, shippers fret over supply chain disruptions

India has not yet imposed any restrictions on the shipment of goods to contain the virus’s spread, but many European countries, the US and Canada have announced strict restrictions on the movement of passengers to contain the spread of the virus and are considering trade curbs.

Trade unions oppose Air India's divestment, call govt to withdraw decision

Amarjeet Kaur, General Secretary, All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) said, "It is not only most unfortunate to sell Indian airlines, but goes against the interest of people and the nation. "

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The union revival is necessary for reversing spiralling inequality

Coal India trade unions begin 3-day strike; around 4 MT of coal output likely to be hit

On an average Coal India produces 1.3 million tonnes (MT) of coal every day, so it is estimated that the production loss due to the three-days strike would be around 4 MT, Nathulal Pandey, president of HMS-affiliated Hind Khadan Mazdoor Federation said.

Coal India trade unions to proceed with 3-day strike from July 2 as talks fail

During the meeting, the minister told union leaders that commercial coal mining was necessary as Coal India alone would not be able to meet the country's coal demand, Pandey said.

Coal India trade unions plan 3-day strike next month against commercial mining

On Sunday, senior leaders of central trade unions of Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, Hind Mazdoor Sabha, INTUC, AITUC and CTU held a video conferencing, Nathulal Pandey, the president of Hind Khadan Mazdoor Federation, told PTI.

Trade unions demand Rs 7,500 cash support for needy household

In a joint letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, 10 trade unions said, "There is an urgent need for cash support also for the working people for their survival-related requirements... (We) have been urging for about Rs 7,500 per month to be transferred to all the needy (non-income tax paying) households for a period of three months at least".

25 crore people likely to participate in nationwide strike on January 8

Trade unions INTUC, AITUC, HMS, CITU, AIUTUC, TUCC, SEWA, AICCTU, LPF, UTUC along with various sectoral independent federations and associations had adopted a declaration in September last to go on a nationwide strike on January 8, 2020.

Two-day workers’ strike to hit Coal India’s production and sales

This has come at a bad time for the power sector and the state-owned company as 10 power plants in India are facing a severe shortage of coal at the beginning of 2019

Here's why trade unions have called for a nationwide strike on January 8-9

Also expected to participate in the 48-hour-long strike are employees of Railways, banks, electricity departments and workers of the unorganised sector including auto, taxi drivers and street vendors

Walmart-Flipkart deal to endanger jobs, small businesses: Trader unions

The associations, including Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) and All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS), released an open statement highlighting the deal's "multifaceted dangers" to the economy, and called for its nullification.

Trade unions to begin 3-day relay dharna before Parliament today

The joint forum is expecting over 50,000 workers from various states, sectors and federations to join the protest today. During the three day protest different set of workers form various states and sector will stage dharna.

Trade unions lost the plot by not focusing on young workforce

The clout enjoyed by trade unions, which could once influence management decisions for workers and also successfully create roadblocks if demands were not met, is slowly reducing.

Section of bank employees threaten nation-wide strike on Feb 7

Apart from All India Bank Employees' Association( AIBEA), other unions which will be part of the strike are All India Bank Officers' Association (AIBOA) and Bank Employees Federation of India.

Trade unions to boycott BRICS Labour Ministers meet

The 2-day BRICS Labour and Employment Ministerial meeting will commence here tomorrow but the Central Trade Unions (CTUs) have decided to boycott the event.

Production in Tata Steel, Tata Motors not affected by strike

Production in the factories of Tata Steel and Tata Motors was normal while banking services were badly hit by the one-day nationwide strike called by several trade unions in the mineral-rich Kolhan region, comprising East and West Singhbhum and Seraikela-Kharswan districts of Jharkhand.

Strike hits normal life, workers detained in some states

Normal life in several parts of the country was affected today by the one-day nationwide strike by trade unions with public transport, banking and mining being among the most-hit, while protesting workers were detained in Haryana, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh.

Strike by 10 trade unions begins; transport, banking to be hit

"The strike is on. We are getting good response. More information will pour in after sometime. Around 90 percent workers at BHEL's plant in Tiruchirapalli have not reported at work in the morning shift," Centre for Indian Trade Unions (CITU) General Secretary Tapan Kumar Sen told PTI.

Trade unions call strike against 'Anti-labour Policies' of govt

All major unions, excluding RSS-associated BMS (Bhartiya Mazdoor Sangh), have joined the strike call, terming the government's assurances to look into their demands and the recent announcements for two-year bonus and hike in minimum wage as "completely inadequate".

Trade unions stick to Sept 2 strike, reject govt's wage hike

"The government's minimum wage announcement is completely inadequate. The strike stands and we demand they should enact a law to fix minimum (universal) wage," All India Trade Union Congress General Secretary Gurudas Dasgupta said.

Trade unions boycott EPFO trustees meet

Another EPFO trustee and Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh member P J Banasure said the issue has been deliberated upon in the Finance, Audit and Investment Committee (FAIC) meeting of the EPFO. FAIC has already rejected the proposal to use unclaimed EPF money for creation of any senior citizen welfare fund.

Trade unions slam govt's FDI policy initiatives

AITUC Secretariat condemned the full open door FDI policy for defence, aviation and retail trade and six other sectors including pharmaceutical, the union said in a statement.