In Shimla, trade unions led by CITU State President Vijendra Mehra held protest at Panchayat Bhawan. They raised slogans against the central government
Heavy police deployment was seen in several areas of the city, including in Tollygunge, Behala, Esplanade and Jadavpur
In the Clearing Grids, about 28 lakh cheques worth about Rs 21,500 crore will not be cleared due to the strike
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Ten central trade unions have said around 25 crore people will participate in the nationwide strike to protest against the government's "anti-people" policies
Nearly 25 crore people are said to be taking part in this all-India strike to protest against the government's "anti-people" policies
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
Ten central trade unions have called a nation-wide general strike on January 8 'to protest against anti-labour policies' of the government
The Central Trade Unions conveyed their firm resolve after the meeting called by Union Labour Minister. The general strike on January 8, 2020 stands,' a joint statement said
The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited management and its workforce have entered into an agreement to settle the wage revision. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed at HAL Corporate Office here on Tuesday between the HAL management and its Trade unions, the Bengaluru-headquartered defence PSU said in a statement. The MoU envisages revision of wage structure with effect from January one, 2017, productivity improvement and other related matters, it said. As part of the wage revision, the HAL management has offered fitment benefit at 12 per cent and perks & allowances under cafeteria system (at 25 per cent for workmen in scale 1 to 10 and at 22 per cent for workmen in special scale) of the revised basic pay effective from January one, 2017, besides other benefits, the statement said. Upon ratification of the Board of Directors, a tripartite settlement before the labour authorities will be executed at different locations of the company before notifying the revised .
The Modi govt is strong enough to override the resistance that has come from some quarters, but it should be mindful of reputation risks in decisions on complex financial questions, writes T N Ninan
The position they find themselves in is a result of politically induced, management neglected, reckless lending in the last few years
An industry wage pact is a bizarre performance appraisal as the benchmark for such a pact is the paying capacity of the weakest of banks
As a lawmaker he raised the Harshad Mehta scandal in Parliament and exposed several irregularities, but the 2G scam brought the best out of the lawmaker.
He was suffering from lung cancer for last several months, West Bengal CPI secretary Swapan Banerjee said.
AIBOA, the Indian National Bank Officers' Congress and the National Organisation of Bank Officers had called for a two-day strike opposing the amalgamation of banks
Unions are not recognised under the Trade Unions Act, originally enacted in 1926
The decision for the strike was announced at the National Convention of Workers in New Delhi on Friday
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Left-leaning trade unions say they will proceed with the September 2 strike