The strike coincides with Starbucks’ busiest annual ‘Red Cup Day’ promotion. More than 1,000 baristas walked off the job, making it one of the largest labour actions in Starbucks history.
Chennai Press Club elected its managing committee members last month after a long period of protests & legal battle, leading to discussions about pushing for elections in other unions.
By winning 92 out of Punjab's 117 seats, and a 42 per cent voteshare, AAP has scored a landslide in the state. The opportunity comes with a lot of expectations.
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.
IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.
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