US judge recommends against Goldman gender-bias class action

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 11, 2015, 05:22

A federal judge on Tuesday recommended against certifying a class-action lawsuit in which current and former women employees at Goldman Sachs Group Inc accused the Wall Street bank of gender-based bias in pay and promotions.

Insurance unions give one-day strike call on Mar 9

Last Updated: Thursday, March 5, 2015, 20:51

Employee unions of the four state-owned non-life insurers and LIC have given a one-day strike call on March 9 to protest against the Insurance Bill.

AAI employees call for nationwide strike to protest privatisation of airports

Last Updated: Monday, February 16, 2015, 18:35

The Airports Authority Employees Union (AAEU) has called for a nationwide strike on March 11 to protest against the privatisation of airports by the government.

HSBC could face US legal action over Swiss accounts

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 10, 2015, 15:40

HSBC Holdings Plc faces investigation by U.S. authorities and an inquiry by British lawmakers after admitting failings by its Swiss private bank that may have allowed some customers to dodge taxes.

Bank unions defer proposed 4-day strike

Last Updated: Monday, January 19, 2015, 22:30

PSU bank employees' unions have deferred the proposed four-day strike from January 21 after the management of banks (IBA) assured that wage related issues will be resolved by early February.

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.