Trade Unions

Trade unions condemn order prohibiting govt staff to go on strike

Following the DoPT order, the Department of animal husbandry and dairying had issued an order cautioning its employees of participating in the protests

Social security, labour migration to top discussions at first L-20 meeting

The two-day meet will feature leaders and representatives of trade union centres of G-20 countries and other guest countries

EPFO link programmed to deny benefits of SC order on higher pension: Union

The letter also highlighted "practical problems" being faced by the pensioners who are opting for higher pension options and said that the commissioner should take immediate action

Coal India, trade unions awaiting govt's nod on 19% wage hike pact

Coal India Ltd (CIL) and trade unions are awaiting the govt's approval for a wage agreement that recommends a 19% minimum guaranteed benefit to 238k non-executive employees of the miner

UK government meets trade unions but fails to end wave of strikes

UK government ministers met trade union leaders on Monday but fell short of ending a wave of strikes that has hobbled the rail network and strained the overburdened health system. There were small signs of progress but no breakthrough after a meeting between Health Secretary Steve Barclay and health care unions. Other ministers met with railway unions that have staged months of strikes, and teaching unions considering classroom walkouts. Barclay said the talks had made progress and the government wanted "to work constructively with the trade unions. There was definitely a change of tone today," said Sarah Gorton of UNISON, which represents some health workers. However Onay Kasab, negotiator for the Unite union, said the talks had been a missed opportunity. Unions said strikes by nurses and ambulance staff planned for this month would go ahead. Nurses are due to walk out on Wednesday, and ambulance workers next week, while junior doctors are voting on whether to strike later this ..

Traders' body supports Oppn's Pune bandh against remark on Shivaji Maharaj

A traders' body in Pune city of Maharashtra has decided to extend support to the December 13 'bandh' called given by the opposition parties as a mark of protest against Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari's remarks on Maratha warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. The Congress, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray), Sambhaji Brigade and some other outfits have given the bandh call. Fatehchand Ranka, president of the Federation of Traders Associations of Pune (FATP), said in a release on Thursday that the office-bearers of the three parties and Smabhaji Brigade had appealed to the traders' body to support the bandh called for condemning the governor's statements. "Following the appeal made by these parties, an internal meeting of all the members of the federation was organised and it was decided to support the bandh by keeping the shops closed till 3 pm on Tuesday," Ranka said. Last month, governor Koshyari kicked up a row as he termed Chhatrapati ..

Trade union bats for separate business management service cadre for PSUs

Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) wants creation of a separate business management service cadre like IAS, IFS to manage the public sector units (PSUs)

10 major trade unions boycott pre-budget meeting with Sitharaman

Ten major trade unions of the country, including the AITUC, INTUC, and AIUTUC among others, boycotted their pre-budget consultations with Union Finance Minister citing lack of proper time given

Trade unions threaten to boycott pre-budget meeting with Sitharaman

10 trade unions of the country in a letter to Nirmala Sitharaman have threatened to boycott their pre-budget meeting scheduled for Nov 28, protesting lack of proper time to put forward their demands

To 'make Amazon pay', Indian trade unions join Black Friday protest

Agitation part of global campaign against e-commerce firm

Amazon's Black Friday: Several Indian trade unions to join protests

The campaign is being coordinated by an international coalition of trade unions, with the support of environmental and civil society groups

EPFO board recommends extending proportionate pension benefits to members

Decision to extend pension scheme beyond 35 years of service taken in 232nd CBT meet on Monday; withdrawal benefits available even to those who've contributed for less than six months

Trade unions urge Centre to scrap four labour codes, convene conference

Write to labour minister Bhupender Yadav stating that the codes curtail the rights and protective provisions contained in existing statutes, impose more derogatory working conditions on workers

Trade Unions take out May Day rallies across Europe to honour workers

In France, the May Day rallies are meant to show Macron the opposition he could face in his second five-year term and to power up against his centrists before June legislative elections

Sri Lanka trade unions, on strike, demand ouster of president and PM

The crisis is caused in part by a lack of foreign currency, which has meant that the country cannot afford to pay for imports of staple foods and fuel, leading to acute shortages and very high prices

Trade unions to observe two-day nationwide strike on Feb 23-24

A joint platform of central trade unions has given a call for a nationwide general strike on February 23 and 24 during the Budget Session of Parliament

Trade unions meet Rajasthan chief minister, demand amendment in labour laws

The representatives of various recognised trade unions met Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot

Trade unions protest against fuel price hike, stop vehicles in Kerala

Trade unions on Monday organised a protest in Kerala against the Central government over rising prices of fuel

German union calls four-day strike at Amazon sites ahead of Easter

The trade union Verdi has called for workers at six Amazon sites in Germany to go on strike from Sunday evening for four days

US orders Tesla CEO Elon Musk to delete tweet on worker benefits

The NLRB backed a ruling from a US labor judge in 2019 that the electric-car maker had committed a series of violations of the National Labor Relations Act in 2017 and 2018