5 CIL trade unions to support Sept 2 nationwide strike call

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 26, 2015, 20:25

To protest against the proposed stake sale in Coal India, its five major trade unions will support the September 2 nationwide strike call, on labour issues, called by all 11 central trade unions of the country.

Tata Steel Europe Chief meets British MPs over union trouble

Last Updated: Thursday, June 11, 2015, 16:54

"The scheme is faced with a projected shortfall of up to 2 billion pounds, which both the company and the unions agree makes change necessary. In a robust and constructive dialogue Koehler answered all the questions MPs asked him," it said.

Tata Steel Pension Row: Another UK trade union joins fight

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 20, 2015, 21:25

The UK's largest trade union Unite Wednesday announced holding a ballot for industrial action over Tata Steel's proposal to close the British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS), even as the firm said it has "initiated action on de-risking its exposure to the scheme."

Trade union leaders meet Jaitley

Last Updated: Sunday, January 18, 2015, 21:13

Trade union leaders Sunday met Finance Minister Arun Jaitley as part of their pre-budget consultation and asked the government not to dilute its stake in PSUs through disinvestment.

No plan to privatise Railways or Coal India,Jaitley assures unions

Last Updated: Saturday, January 17, 2015, 22:59

Trade union representative demanded that disinvestment in profit-making public sector units be stopped forthwith and budgetary support should be given for revival of potentially viable sick CPSUs.

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.

Hit by Nokia shut down, FOXCONN mulling layoff: Trade union

Last Updated: Thursday, December 11, 2014, 21:48

After suspension of production at Nokia's plant near here, an employee union fears lay-offs or production halt by the handset maker's major supplier FOXCONN.

Trade union strike in Brussels: Jet cancels 2 flts, reroutes 2

Last Updated: Thursday, December 11, 2014, 16:59

The airline cancelled flight 9W-228 on the Mumbai- Brussels-Newark sector and 9W-227 on Newark-Brussels route on December 14 and Brussels-Mumbai on December 15.

Trade union strike in Brussels, Jet cancels 4 flights

Last Updated: Saturday, December 6, 2014, 21:40

Jet Airways on Sunday announced cancellation of four flights to and from Brussels, as also to Newark and Toronto, on Monday following a strike called by all major trade unions in Belgium.

Immunity to Devyani disappointing: US trade union center

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 15:54

The largest federation of unions in the US has expressed displeasure over the State Department`s decision to accord full diplomatic immunity to senior Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade which prevented federal prosecutors to try her in a court on charges of visa fraud and misrepresentation of facts.

Kerala trade unions to oppose Navy`s decision on CSL tender

Last Updated: Monday, December 30, 2013, 19:40

Trade unions from Kerala have teamed up to oppose Navy`s decision to keep Cochin Shipyard Limited out of a tender process to build four large warships expected to be worth over Rs 20,000 crore.

Conditions not conducive for CIL stake sale: CoalMin to DoD

Last Updated: Monday, September 9, 2013, 17:50

Ahead of the crucial meeting of CIL with the trade union on strike notice, the Coal Ministry has written to the Department of Disinvestment stating that the proposed stake sale in PSU is coming at a time when market conditions are not conducive for the same.