Trade Unions News

The strike was postponed last month due to the third wave of Covid-19 and state assembly elections. A combined forum of central trade unions announced a two-day strike in November 2021 to protest government policies. The statement went on to say that preparations for the strike had begun in numerous areas and sectors.

Expressing support to farmers, ten central trade unions will hold a day-long nationwide protest on 26 June The trade unions have backed their demand to repeal the three controversial farm laws

Central trade unions have called for a Bharat bandh on Thursday. Over 25 crore workers from across the country would participate in the bandh. Bharat bandh has been called to protest against various policies of the Centre.

The nationwide bandh called by central trade union will continue on Wednesday after witnessing stray incidences of violence in the first 24-hour of the two-day long bandh. Watch this video to know more.

Ten major trade unions have called the 2-day strike from Jan 8.

Bank account portability allows the customer to shift form one bank to the other without having to give up his bank account number or without having to open a new account altogether.

The Union Budget for fiscal 2017-18 should create more jobs and employment opportunities, trade unions said in a representation to Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.

Australian trade unions are planning for a nationwide strike on Friday which could cause airport delays for those flying abroad.

Public transport services were disrupted and banking and insurance operations deranged as more than a million employees across the country struck work against "anti-labour" policies, bringing life to a standstill in parts of some states like Kerala.

The all-India strike by central trade unions affecting trade, transport, key manufacturing facilities and banking services may cause an estimated loss of Rs 16,000-18,000 crore to the country's economy, an industry body said Friday.  

The nationwide day-long strike on Friday by Left-affiliated trade unions against the BJP-led central government's "anti-labour" policies affected normal life in several states.

Normal life in various parts of the country was partly affected on Friday by the one-day nationwide strike by trade unions with banking, transport and coal mining being among the most impacted, while hundreds of workers were detained in Haryana, Jharkhand and West Bengal.

The nation will come to a standstill on Friday when 10 trade unions will call for a nationwide bandh.

Trade union leaders claimed that the strike would be even bigger than the one last year on September 2 and expected the number of striking workers to swell to as much as 18 crore.

Essential services such as banking, public transport and telecom may be hit Friday as 10 central trade unions (CTUs) will go on one-day nationwide strike against government's "indifference" towards their demands and effecting "anti-worker" changes in labour laws.

As many as 10 central trade unions will go ahead with the general strike on Friday saying the government gave no heed to their 12-point charter of demands and is continuing with unilateral labour reforms.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said the "historic hike" in minimum wages to Rs 350/day is a step forward in transforming India and labour reforms.

The government has agreed to hike the minimum wage at Rs 350 a day for non-agricultural workers against Rs 246 now.

Hours after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee urged people to oppose the general strike called by the central trade unions on September 2, the West Bengal government on Monday came out with a memorandum asking all employees to report for duty on Friday, and threatened to slap showcause notices on those who remain absent a day prior to the strike, the strike day itself, and the next working day.

Senior Union ministers on Saturday held extensive talks after trade unions said no to the government's request to call off their proposed nationwide general strike on September 2.