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Ronak Chhabra
Explained: Forty Years Later, Looking Back at the First All India General Strike of 1982
18 Jan 2022
Arguably for the first time in independent India, the peasantry and the rural-urban workforce came together in a joint action to protest against the economic policies of the Central government.
Neelambaran A
Chennai: GCC Reappointing Sanitation Workers who Switch over to the BMS
01 Oct 2020
After dismissing 291 contractual sanitation workers and suspending 4 permanent workers, the GCC has been reappointing terminated workers who have given in writing that they are joining the Bharatiya…
Subodh Varma
January 8 Strike: Protest Against Record Sale of National Assets by Modi Govt
31 Dec 2019
Nearly Rs 3 lakh crore worth of precious public sector assets have been sold and another Rs 76,000 crore worth is on the anvil.
Newsclick Team
Workers Unite Against Attack on Labour Laws
30 Sep 2019
Accusing the government of weakening the labour laws, major central trade unions—barring the RSS-aligned Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh—organised a National Open Mass Convention on September 30.
Sumedha Pal
Central TUs Protest Against Codification of Labour Laws
02 Aug 2019
The workers and the unions have stressed that the proposed changes are oriented towards benefiting owners of the factories, making it easier for them to repress workers’ movements and curtail their…
Newsclick Report
Labour Codes: Central Trade Unions Call for Nationwide Protest on August 2
25 Jul 2019
Except the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh-affiliated Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS), the protest call has been supported by all central trade unions.
IANS
Elections 2019: Which Way Will Political Wind Blow in Bengal's Tea Gardens?
19 Mar 2019
Lakhs of tea garden workers, reeling under low wages and lack of land rights, can play a crucial role in four North Bengal constituencies.
Newsclick Report
Kerala RTC Unions Drop Indefinite Strike Call Following Govt. Assurance
17 Jan 2019
The meeting took place after the Kerala High Court had stayed the strike, even though the workers were planning to proceed with it anyway.
Newsclick Team
DTC Workers Conduct Historic Strike in Delhi
29 Oct 2018
Despite a crackdown by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, in the form of Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) curbing protests and restoring previous wages, DTC workers led a successful pro
Newsclick Report
Trade Unions Announce Nationwide Strike on January 8-9
28 Sep 2018
Over 2,000 workers from 10 trade unions gathered in the National Capital on Friday to protest anti-worker policies of Modi government