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TopicTrade union

Topic: trade union

Why legal provisions are necessary to curb the power of trade unions: MH Mody

The collusion between the new class of bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen and trade union bosses perpetuates itself partly because of the short-run benefits and partly because they see no way out of the system, wrote author MH Mody in 1980.

Why Kerala is pushing back against Centre’s new labour codes

Labour minister Sivankutty laid out LDF govt view after emergency meeting with trade union leaders. Kerala to hold ‘Labour Conclave’ in Dec with leaders, experts & labour ministers.

Mumbai, Kolkata among worst hit by trade unions’ Bharat Bandh. What are their demands

New Delhi: At least 10 Central Trade Unions across India organised a 24-hour nationwide general strike on July 9, in protest against the central...

Samsung India, workers’ union at odds again over suspension of 3 at Kancheepuram plant

While Samsung India claims the suspensions are lawful & linked to disruptions at its plant, SIWU claims there's a 'conspiracy' to end the employee trade union.

Tollywood trade union is ‘bleeding’ Bengali cinema—forced hires, work limits, boycotts

Bengal’s film industry is in the throes of an existential crisis as union rules hike costs, block talent, and stall shoots. Film projects have plunged from 134 in 2023 to just 37 this year.

Why Samsung workers’ strike in Tamil Nadu has entered its 4th week, with no sign of let-up

Over 1,000 employees from the unit in Sriperumbudur have been protesting since 9 September. They have alleged poor wages, humiliation & long working hours, which Samsung denies.

Congress-backed INTUC says INDIA ally CPI ‘colluded’ with BRS to win Telangana coal workers’ union polls

AITUC victorious in Singareni coal workers' union polls, INTUC a strong second. BRS-linked union, the previous victor, became inactive this time after party's loss in assembly polls.

French trade unions begin nationwide strike for higher salaries amid decades-high inflation

The strike is an extension of the weeks-long industrial action that has disrupted France's major refineries and put petrol stations' supply in disarray.

At Honda’s Gr Noida factory, faceoff with workers. Those ‘laid off’ say ‘union let us down’

Honda 'laid off' 545 employees at its Greater Noida plant through a voluntary retirement scheme that workers say they were 'forced' to sign. Now they want their jobs back.

Google staff start a trade union, escalate tension with bosses

The Alphabet Workers Union plans to take on issues including compensation and ethical concerns such as the kinds of work Google engages in.

On Camera

Communism is based on self-deluding assumptions, it can’t be realised in practice: GN Lawande

It is the law of progress that a few persons must go to the top to show the possibilities and opportunities, so that others might emulate and follow them, wrote GN Lawande in 1958

Red carpet for industry honchos as AAP kicks off Punjab investors summit. Rs 10,000 cr pledged on Day 1

At 2nd such summit in Punjab for top investors organised by AAP since it came to power in Punjab, Lakshmi Mittal announced his Bathinda refinery has increased production of LPG by 3,000 tonnes/day.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.