Labour Union Strike

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The 24-hour strike by 40,000 cleaners, signalers, maintenance workers and station staff canceled about four-fifths of passenger services across the country

In a rare instance of a prominent central trade union breaking ranks with other labour unions, the BMS had decided not to take part in an industrial strike which was held on September 2, 2015.

The unions include those affiliated to left political parties and Congress, apart from certain independent ones. RSS-affiliated Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh stays out

Tapan Sen, general secretary of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), said that in comparison to the previous two days, more workers have joined the strike on Saturday

Union sources said if the management does not take a call on the issue 'amicably' they would be forced to intensify their stir next week by going on a hunger strike

Modi government needs to brace for sustained labour union strikes in the later half of this year