Trade Union News

Nearly 70% of the state-run banks were affected by the strike, impacting transactions worth ₹40,000 crore

The ten central trade unions said they are going to protest government's 'anti-people' policiesThe unions are against privatisation in railways, corporatisation of 49 defence production units and forced merger of banks

In a joint memorandum submitted to Gangwar, all central unions, barring BMS, said on Thursday that despite vehement opposition the Centre is bringing in a Labour Code on Social SecurityBharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS), decided to go ahead with a separate strike on Friday

Trade unions to go on a nationwide strike on January 8 against government's alleged failure to respond to demands of workersUnions seek overhaul of labour laws in favour of the workers

Wary of poll impact, NDA decides not to introduce policy in current termGovernment officials say some of the recommendations in the new industrial policy, especially on labour reforms, may not go down well with trade unions

BSNL employees have announced a three-day nationwide strike demanding allotment of 4G spectrum to the telecom PSU The ten central trade unions that extended their support to the proposed strike included INTUC and CITU among others

The two-day strike severely affected road and rail transport as well as banking services across the nation

Ten central trade unions claimed that unions from the coal, mines, petroleum, telecom, manufacturing, electricity, steel, defence and government schemes joined the nationwide strike

The Bharat Bandh, called for national level trade unions against the centre's recent policies, carried out peaceful protests across city centres, but in designated areas that did not impact normal life in states like Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu

Absence of dialogue with the trade unions is bound to invoke tripartite talks over labour policy issues