Nationwide Strike

LIC Staff To Hold Strike On February 4 Against Proposed Share Sale In Budget

Business | Edited by Abhishek (With inputs from agencies) | Monday February 3, 2020

LIC Strike: Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India employees will hold nationwide strike on Tuesday to protest against the government's move to sell stake.

Bank Strike Hits Services In Kolkata, Several ATMs Stay Shut

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Friday January 31, 2020

Bank Strike: Banking services were hit and customers inconvenienced in the city on Friday -- the first day of the two-day nationwide strike called by employee unions to press for wage revision.

Bank Unions Call Nationwide Strike On January 31, February 1

Business | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 15, 2020

Bank Strike Dates: The United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), which represents nine trade unions, said it will also hold a three-day strike from March 11-13.

"As If A Bandit Stopped Us At Gunpoint": Nobel Winner After Boat Blocked In Kerala

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday January 9, 2020

The houseboat of Nobel Laureate Michael Levitt was blocked in the backwaters here for some time by trade union activists, who were on a nationwide strike against the Centre's "anti-labour" policies on Wednesday.

Upset With Trade Union Strike, Mamata Banerjee Needles Left, Congress

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday January 8, 2020

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has slammed the Left and the Congress over their support to the 24-hour nationwide strike by trade unions. "Those who don't have political existence are calling strikes," said the Chief Minister, who for several years, has been vehemently against strike calls.

Tens Of Thousands Join Nationwide Strike As Economic Slowdown Hits Jobs

Business | Reuters | Wednesday January 8, 2020

More than 10 national trade unions affiliated to left-wing parties, including the main opposition Congress, have called for a nationwide protest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's labour reforms. Those include the privatisation of state run companies Air India and oil major BPCL, as well as a merger of public-sector banks.

Violence In Bengal, Protesters Detained In Chennai Amid Bharat Bandh Call

India News | Edited by Swati Bhasin | Wednesday January 8, 2020

Rail and road traffic was hit in several states including Bengal, Odisha and Tamil Nadu as a 24-hour nationwide strike by ten trade unions against the central government began this morning. Violence broke out in Bengal as a police vehicle was targeted in Jadavpur and CPM MLA Sujan Chakraborty was detained. A scuffle was reported between the workers...

Bharat Bandh Live Updates: Protesters Detained In Chennai Amid Bharat Bandh Agitation

India News | Edited by Swati Bhasin | Wednesday January 8, 2020

A nationwide strike has been called by trade unions today against "anti-labour policies of the government, along with other issues", the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) said on Tueday.

Government's Warning Ahead Of Trade Unions' 24-Hour Strike: 10 Points

India News | Reported by Himanshu Shekhar Mishra, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Tuesday January 7, 2020

The government has warned central trade unions of "consequences" if they go on a proposed 24-hour nationwide strike starting 6 am Wednesday. Around 25 crore workers are expected to participate in the strike which has been called by the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) to protest the "anti-labour policies" of the BJP government and press for dem...

25 Crore People Likely To Participate In Nationwide Strike On January 8

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday January 6, 2020

Ten central trade unions on Monday said around 25 crore people will participate in a nationwide strike on January 8 to protest against the government's "anti-people" policies.

Thousands March As France Paralysed By Strike Over Pension System

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday December 6, 2019

A nationwide strike brought much of France to a standstill on Thursday to protest the government's planned overhaul of the pension system, one of President Emmanuel Macron most ambitious reforms.

Banking Services Affected Due To Strike By Employees

Business | Edited By Abhishek Vasudev | Tuesday October 22, 2019

Banking services were affected on Tuesday after two bank unions called for a one-day nationwide strike to oppose the government's move to merge public-sector lenders. Services like cash deposit and withdrawal at the counter and cheque clearances were impacted due to the strike by banking staff. However, public sectors bank branches in urban areas o...

United Auto Workers Call First National Strike Against GM Since 2007 In US

Reuters | Monday September 16, 2019

The United Auto Workers (UAW) said on Sunday that its roughly 48,000 hourly workers at General Motors Co facilities would go on strike as of midnight Sunday after U.S. labor contract talks reached an impasse, the first nationwide strike at GM in 12 years. "We do not take this lightly," Terry Dittes, the UAW vice president in charge of the union's r...

46,000 General Motors Workers To Go On Strike For First Time In A Decade

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday September 16, 2019

The United Auto Workers union called a nationwide strike against General Motors Sunday, with some 46,000 members set to walk off the job beginning at midnight amid an impasse in contract talks.

All-India Doctors' Strike Today: Your 10-Point Guide

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday June 17, 2019

Parts of the country are bracing for a strike by doctors today - to be held in solidarity with the doctors in Bengal, who after six days of protest, on Sunday said they were ready for talks with the government. The Mamata Banerjee government has given a 3 pm appointment to the junior doctors of the NRS Medical College, who went on strike after a co...