Proposed 4-day bank strike from January 21 deferred

Last Updated: Monday, January 19, 2015, 22:20

The proposed public sector bank employees' four-day strike which was scheduled to begin on Wednesday (January 21) has been deferred, reports said late Monday evening.

Foxconn employees to go on hunger-strike on Jan 23

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 13, 2015, 11:14

Trouble began at the manufacturing facilities of Foxconn situated at Sriperumbudur near here after it decided to suspend production from December 22, 2014. Fearing job losses the employees have been resorting to agitations since then.

Union opposes FDI in Railways, threatens indefinite strike

Last Updated: Saturday, January 10, 2015, 11:05

The National Federation of Indian Railwaymen (NFIR) has vehemently opposed the Centre's proposal for FDI in Railways and threatened to go on indefinite strike in June this year.

Coal workers' strike ends, govt rules out CIL denationalisation

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 7, 2015, 23:25

The five-day strike, which started yesterday, was called by all five major trade unions, including BJP-backed Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, protesting against "disinvestment in Coal India and denationalisation of coal mining".

'Coal strike largest since 1977 but govt wishing it away'

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 7, 2015, 21:51

Congress Wednesday said the coal industry is witnessing the largest industrial strike in four decades but the government is simply "wishing it away".

'Coal strike to impact industrial growth across India'

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 7, 2015, 21:28

The strike by coal workers' unions would impact industrial growth across the country, industry chambers said Wednesday while asking the agitating trade unions to resolve their grievances in an amicable manner.

Coal India struggles to produce half of normal output amid strike

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 7, 2015, 15:26

Coal India Ltd struggled to produce and ship less than half of its daily target on the first day of a five-day worker strike that began on Tuesday, hampering government efforts to reform the country`s coal industry and ease its power crisis.

Coal strike: Piyush Goyal to meet trade unions' representatives today

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 7, 2015, 08:19

Union Coal Minister Piyush Goyal will on Wednesday hold a meeting with Coal Trade Union leaders at 11 am, a day after hundreds of thousands of coal workers started a five-day strike on Tuesday against alleged moves towards commercial mining of the fuel.

Brazil Volkswagen workers down tools after layoffs

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 7, 2015, 04:24

Workers at Volkswagen`s Brazilian plant at Sao Bernardo do Campo near Sao Paulo began an open-ended strike Tuesday to protest 800 layoffs, their union said.

Coal strike halts production at 75% mines; talks fail

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 6, 2015, 22:21

About 5 lakh coal workers across the country Tuesday went on a five-day strike, hitting 75 percent production, including of Coal India, and may also impact fuel supply to power plants.

Left union calls off its Jan 13 Coal India strike

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 6, 2015, 18:00

Left backed All India Coal Workers Federation (AICWF) said it has called off its strike on Jan 13 in state-run Coal India Ltd (CIL) citing "unprecedented unity among coal workers" in the five-day strike which began Tuesday.