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Police Arrests Maruti Workers, Negotiations Fail
Jyotsna Singh, Newsclick, Sept 19, 2011
MSEU President Sonu Gujjar, General Secretary Shiv Kumar and member Ravinder were arrested after the negotiations between the workers' representatives and Maruti Suzuki's management broke.
“Our colleagues were arrested as soon as officials of the Haryana Labour Department, who were mediating the talks, left the building. But we know it cannot happen without their connivance,” said Dharamvir, permanent worker, MSIL, Manesar.
“It is unfortunate that the Additional Commissioner of Police of the area was present in the negotiating room. It is no co-incidence that as soon as the talks failed, workers' representatives were arrested,” said Satbir Singh, Haryana State President, CITU.
The talks failed due to the refusal of the management to accept proposal of the labour department to reinstate the terminated and suspended workers over a period of two to three months. The talks did not reach the point to discuss the “good conduct” bond which is at the center of the current stand off.
Cancun: Moon Palace Trumps Planet Earth
Prabir Purkayastha, December 12th, 2010
Should Obama Withdraw the Stimulus Package NOW?
Rohit, Newsclick
There has been much debate of late in the United States about the economy recovering from the worst crisis it has witnessed since the Great Depression of the 1930s.
The Lunacy of Gene Patenting & Angelina Jolie's Mastectomy
Prabir Purkayastha, May 16, 2013
Angelina Jolie's Op-Ed piece in the New York Times (May 14, 2013) stating why she had a double mastectomy (or breast removal) has created a media sensation across the world.
Remembering Nakba
Newsclick, May 15, 2013
Palestinians commemorate Nakba Day on the 15th of May every year.
Venezuela People Go In
Joao Pedro Stedile, May 13, 2013
Brazilian readers of Caros Amigos magazine and social activists were astonished by the electoral result, which gave a small margin of votes to President Maduro in the last Venezuelan elections.
Resistance Considers its Options: Limited Confrontation or Open War?
Ibrahim al-Amin, May 13, 2013
Israel’s Sunday air strikes on military targets in Damascus has led to much speculation about the motives behind the attack and whether Syria – or its Iranian or Hezbollah allies – will respond in kind.
4 Years of Independent News Analysis from Newsclick
Shivendra Vaiyapuri, May 13, 2013
On 27th April 2013, Newsclick.in turned 4. To celebrate four years of independent, alternative and in-depth analysis of news and issues, we invited our friends, well-wishers and supporters to a see what we have been up to.
The event kicked off with writer and journalist Vijay Prashad's talk on the immediate and important need of serious, “low-octane” journalism.
Pakistan Elections: Portents of Change?
Seema Mustafa, May 10, 2013
India is not just the hawks and the anchors on television, but a large motley of sane people holding sober and rational views.
March in Protest Against State-sponsored Censorship on Art and Activism
Newsclick, May 8, 2013
Kabir Kala Manch (KKM), a Pune-based cultural troupe first came together in response to the communal carnage in Gujarat.


