Even as trade unions the world over are celebrating May Day with rallies, holidays and discussions, questions are being asked about the role of labour outfits in the changed liberal and globalised scenario. "Trade unions everywhere are losing their revolutionary character and are seen degenerating into litigation committees, striking deals and bargains with managements. Their preoccupation is no longer waging a class struggle or sharpening the political consciousness of their...
01:25 PM, May 01, 2012
New Delhi: International Labour Day (also known as May Day or International Workers' Day) celebrates the various labour and left-wing movements across the world. It is mostly observed by holding street marches and demonstrations by working class people and their labour unions. May 1 is a national holiday in more than 80 countries. It is also celebrated unofficially in many other countries. Labour Day has its origins in the eight-hour...
12:43 PM, May 01, 2012
New Delhi: Union Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi, who is facing opposition from within his own party for proposing a hike in passenger fare in the Rail Budget, on Thursday got support from the Railway Unions which lauded his initiative and refused to accept a rollback. In an appeal to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, a federation of railway employees said the hike in rail fare was long overdue and they would...
05:19 PM, Mar 15, 2012
New Delhi: A nation-wide 24-hour strike called by 11 major trade unions on Tuesday evoked a mixed response disrupting public sector banking operations and transport services in some states but normal life remained largely unaffected. The strike in protest against the government's "anti-labour policies" was by and large peaceful with no major incidents of violence being reported. Air services remained normal while train services were disrupted in some divisions of...
06:55 PM, Feb 28, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: A 24-hour strike called by 11 trade unions to protest against the government's "anti-labour" policies evoked total response in Kerala, with transport off the roads and all commercial and industrial units shut. Air and train services, however, operated as scheduled. "Everything is shut. Schools and colleges are closed. All banks and industrial units are shut. Markets are closed. Transport is off the roads," an official said. The strike, however,...
02:47 PM, Feb 28, 2012
New Delhi: Banking and transport services remained crippled in many parts of the country following the 24-hour nationwide strike called by 11 major trade unions. The strike call was given to protest against rising prices, disinvestment of profit-making PSUs and the violation of labour laws. West Bengal and Kerala were the worst hit. There were reports of a CPI(M) office in Kolkata being attacked allegedly by Trinamool Congress workers. The...
02:47 PM, Feb 28, 2012
New Delhi: Life has come to a standstill in parts of India due to the 24-hour nationwide strike by trade unions and government employees on Tuesday. In all, 11 trade unions across party lines along with 8 lakh public sector employees with the exception of those in the Railways are participating. Banking, transport and government services have been hit across the country including major cities like Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata....
09:18 AM, Feb 28, 2012
Kolkata: As trade unions across India go on a strike on Tuesday, in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has instructed her ministers to ensure that no government employees take part in the bandh, which she said was Left sponsored. She has warned of consequences if her orders are violated. A 12-hour general strike called by the Left unions on Tuesday has the Bengal government seeing red. As rallies were...
07:54 AM, Feb 28, 2012
New Delhi: India may grind to a halt for the next 24 hours as a nationwide strike by trade unions and government employees has been planned for Tuesday. In all, 11 trade unions across party lines along with 8 lakh public sector employees with the exception of those in the Railways are expected to participate. Banking, transport and government services are likely to be hit across the country including major...
07:31 AM, Feb 28, 2012
Kolkata: CITU on Monday said that law and order situation in the state on Tuesday might get disturbed "in view of the West Bengal government's aggressive posture" in opposing the nationwide general strike called by central trade unions. "The way the government is taking an adamant stand in opposing the strike, we apprehend that peace may be disturbed in the state tomorrow", Citu state General Secretary Kali Ghosh said at...
11:39 PM, Feb 27, 2012
New Delhi: In view of Tuesday's nation-wide strike called by a number of trade unions, Delhi government on Monday clamped the Essential Services Maintenance Act on all power companies in the city to ensure that there is no disruption in electricity supply in the national Capital. "Delhi government has clamped ESMA on all power companies including generation, distribution and other power companies in view of the proposed strike tomorrow," a...
11:09 PM, Feb 27, 2012
Kolkata: Ahead of Tuesday's nationwide general strike called by 11 trade unions, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday warned of action, including break in service, in case state government employees failed to turn up for duty, as the CPI-M accused her government of "trying to break the strike by force". Expressing her government's resolve to maintain normal life in the state, Banerjee asked state employees to attend duty...
10:56 PM, Feb 27, 2012
New Delhi: Seven employees' unions of PSU banks have given a call for strike on February 28, demanding stringent measures to recover bad loans and opposing outsourcing of non-core activities to private sector. "Seven bank unions have given strike call for stringent and effective measures to recover bad loans of banks and unilateral imposition of Khandelwal committee recommendations," All India Bank Employees Association (AIBEA) General Secretary CH Venkatachalam said. Besides,...
12:13 AM, Feb 23, 2012
Kolkata: The Writers' Building in Kolkata is in the eye of a brewing storm. State Government employees are on a protest after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's government proposed to debar them from forming unions or going on strike. The earlier Left Government had allowed government employees to strike. But the present dispensation says this is simply unacceptable. Labor Minister Purnendu Bose said, "We are of the view that government employees...
08:59 PM, Feb 01, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: Five lakh bank employees under the banner of AIBEA will extend support to the strike by central trade unions on February 28 protesting the "anti-labour and anti-worker" policies of the government, a top functionary of the All India Bank Employees Association said on Saturday. All the central trade unions (BMS, INTUC, HMS, CITU,AIUTUC, TUCC, and UTUC) would strike work on that day, CH Venkatachalam, General Secretary of the All...
11:13 PM, Jan 28, 2012
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