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Tussle Over $5 Billion Wages A New Risk to India Coal Supply
A key trade union at Coal India Ltd. has warned workers may strike over delays in finalizing salary increases, a move that would risk complicating efforts to meet soaring fuel demand.
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Smog War Casualty: China Coal City Bears Brunt Of Pollution Crackdown
Across north China, cities are struggling to strike a balance between reversing the environmental damage done by decades of breakneck growth and keeping their heavy industrial economies afloat.
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Power Plants Have Enough Coal To Overcome Strike: Minister Piyush Goyal
Power plants in the country have enough coal in hand to operate even if nothing is mined over the next 50 to 60 days, the coal and power minister said ahead of a proposed one-day strike by some Coal India Ltd workers on Friday.
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Coal India Workers Call For Pan-India Stir On September 2
Coal India workers will go on a nation-wide strike on September 2 to mark their protest against further divestment and strategic sale in the sector.
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South African Coal Miners End Strike
South African coal mineworkers today ended a 10-day strike after reaching a pay agreement with employers, their union said, relieving pressure on the country's strained power supply.
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AIADMK Parliamentarians Discuss NLC Strike With PM Narendra Modi
A delegation of AIADMK MPs today sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention for the "amicable" settlement of an ongoing strike by the workers of Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd (NLC) which has now continued for over a month.
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Coal Strike Called Off, Committee to Address Concerns, Says Minister
After a marathon meeting with Union coal minister Piyush Goyal that lasted more than six and a half hours, the striking trade unions have finally called off the coal strike. The minister said a committee will be formed to look into their concerns.
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Coal Workers' Strike Called Off After Government Reaches Agreement with Unions
The two-day old strike by coal workers across India was today called off, with the government and the unions reportedly reaching an agreement after a marathon meeting.
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Coal Strike: Police Using Force to Break Strike, Say Trade Unions. Meeting With Minister On
On the second day of the coal strike, Union Coal Minister Piyush Goyal is meeting the representatives of the striking trade unions to look for a solution to the impasse. The union leaders have claimed the authorities are using force against striking workers in Jharkhand.
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Coal Strike: Government Offered no Solution, Say Union Leaders
The meeting between the representatives of five trade unions and Coal Secretary Anil Swarup to resolve the coal strike remained inconclusive on Tuesday. At the end of the over-four-hour meeting, the union leaders said the strike will continue on Wednesday - which would be the second day of the five-day strike.
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Coal Strike to continue, No Headway Yet in Government-Union Talks
The talks between representatives of the five major trade unions and Coal Secretary Anil Swaroop have so far remained inconclusive on the first day of the coal strike. Both sides, however, have agreed to continue the discussion. The strike will continue, said representatives of the trade unions.
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Coal Strike Hits Production Across Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh
Work has been stalled at over 600 coal mines operated in Chhattisgarh and parts of Madhya Pradesh by Coal India subsidiary South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL), on the first day of the five-day stike called by trade unions.
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Coal Strike Brings Maharashtra Mines to Halt
All mines of Western Coalfield, one of eight subsidiary companies of Coal India, have stopped production of coal, owing to a strike by the trade unions.
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Coal Strike For 5 Days, Minister Allays Fears of Crisis
The representatives of the five major trade unions, which have shut down production at all coalfields of Coal India Limited for five days starting today, will be meeting Coal Minister Piyush Goyal this evening. Asked if a power crisis was imminent, the minister told NDTV, "I don't think so".
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Coal Strike for 5 Days, Power Supply Could Be Hit: 10 Developments
Five major trade unions have shut down production at all coalfields of Coal India Limited for five days starting today, despite a last minute appeal by the management of Coal India.
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Tussle Over $5 Billion Wages A New Risk to India Coal Supply
A key trade union at Coal India Ltd. has warned workers may strike over delays in finalizing salary increases, a move that would risk complicating efforts to meet soaring fuel demand.
-
Smog War Casualty: China Coal City Bears Brunt Of Pollution Crackdown
Across north China, cities are struggling to strike a balance between reversing the environmental damage done by decades of breakneck growth and keeping their heavy industrial economies afloat.
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Power Plants Have Enough Coal To Overcome Strike: Minister Piyush Goyal
Power plants in the country have enough coal in hand to operate even if nothing is mined over the next 50 to 60 days, the coal and power minister said ahead of a proposed one-day strike by some Coal India Ltd workers on Friday.
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Coal India Workers Call For Pan-India Stir On September 2
Coal India workers will go on a nation-wide strike on September 2 to mark their protest against further divestment and strategic sale in the sector.
-
South African Coal Miners End Strike
South African coal mineworkers today ended a 10-day strike after reaching a pay agreement with employers, their union said, relieving pressure on the country's strained power supply.
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AIADMK Parliamentarians Discuss NLC Strike With PM Narendra Modi
A delegation of AIADMK MPs today sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention for the "amicable" settlement of an ongoing strike by the workers of Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd (NLC) which has now continued for over a month.
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Coal Strike Called Off, Committee to Address Concerns, Says Minister
After a marathon meeting with Union coal minister Piyush Goyal that lasted more than six and a half hours, the striking trade unions have finally called off the coal strike. The minister said a committee will be formed to look into their concerns.
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Coal Workers' Strike Called Off After Government Reaches Agreement with Unions
The two-day old strike by coal workers across India was today called off, with the government and the unions reportedly reaching an agreement after a marathon meeting.
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Coal Strike: Police Using Force to Break Strike, Say Trade Unions. Meeting With Minister On
On the second day of the coal strike, Union Coal Minister Piyush Goyal is meeting the representatives of the striking trade unions to look for a solution to the impasse. The union leaders have claimed the authorities are using force against striking workers in Jharkhand.
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Coal Strike: Government Offered no Solution, Say Union Leaders
The meeting between the representatives of five trade unions and Coal Secretary Anil Swarup to resolve the coal strike remained inconclusive on Tuesday. At the end of the over-four-hour meeting, the union leaders said the strike will continue on Wednesday - which would be the second day of the five-day strike.
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Coal Strike to continue, No Headway Yet in Government-Union Talks
The talks between representatives of the five major trade unions and Coal Secretary Anil Swaroop have so far remained inconclusive on the first day of the coal strike. Both sides, however, have agreed to continue the discussion. The strike will continue, said representatives of the trade unions.
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Coal Strike Hits Production Across Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh
Work has been stalled at over 600 coal mines operated in Chhattisgarh and parts of Madhya Pradesh by Coal India subsidiary South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL), on the first day of the five-day stike called by trade unions.
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Coal Strike Brings Maharashtra Mines to Halt
All mines of Western Coalfield, one of eight subsidiary companies of Coal India, have stopped production of coal, owing to a strike by the trade unions.
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Coal Strike For 5 Days, Minister Allays Fears of Crisis
The representatives of the five major trade unions, which have shut down production at all coalfields of Coal India Limited for five days starting today, will be meeting Coal Minister Piyush Goyal this evening. Asked if a power crisis was imminent, the minister told NDTV, "I don't think so".
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Coal Strike for 5 Days, Power Supply Could Be Hit: 10 Developments
Five major trade unions have shut down production at all coalfields of Coal India Limited for five days starting today, despite a last minute appeal by the management of Coal India.
