Tag: Strike
Strikes & protests across the globe by unhappy workers
In Assam, India, the Assam Petroleum Mazdoor Union (APMU) has announced an indefinite strike starting 4 March 2023.
The LPG transport workers, who drive LPG...
Strike call by government staff in Karnataka & West Bengal
Government employees in Karnataka are disappointed that the state government has not set aside adequate funds for a pay hike. The employees were hoping...
Strikes and protests by disgruntled workers across the world
In France, a nationwide strike is on in protest of the retirement age being raised by two years, to the age of 64. Services...
Increase in retirement age to 64 is unalterable: French Labour Minister
On February 1, 2023, the French Labour Minister, Oliver Dussopt, declared that the increase in retirement age to 64 is unalterable. This statement came...
Salary woes lead to strike by 1,600 at AMU
With about 1,600 non-teaching staff from Aligarh Muslim University going on strike, administrative work was adverserly affected at the University.
The protesting staff members have...
1,100 employees of New York Times stop work
About 1,100 employees of New York Times have gone on strike and stopped work, demanding pay hikes to tackle inflation.
Employees, including journalists disappointed at...
Will Britain roll out laws to minimise disruptions during strikes?
With ambulance workers and nurses in England and Wales threatening to go on strike later this month, that is, December 2022, the British prime...
Swiggy employees in Kochi continue strike demanding better pay
Employees of Swiggy, the food-delivery app, have been on a long strike in Kochi, Kerala, demanding better pay, amongst other things.
Presently being paid at...
Amazon Black Friday strike: Workers protest across 40 countries, demand better...
Demanding fair pay and improved working conditions, Amazon workers are set to hold protests across 40 countries. With Black Friday known to be one...
WB govt staff protest, demand DA hike
Employees of the West Bengal government have been seeking revision of dearness allowance as per the 7th Pay Commission. They held protests outside the...
US rail union workers demand 15 days of paid sick leave
A strike by rail union workers so close to the holiday season will be quite a disaster for the US economy, but it looks...
AIBEA to strike on 19 Nov., banking services may get affected
In a regulatory filing on 7 November, Bank of Baroda said that the General Secretary of All India Bank Employees’ Association (AIBEA) has sent...
Britain’s postal workers’ union to avert disruptions due to strike
Leaders of the trade union, Communication Workers’ Union (CWU) representing postal workers in Britain who are on strike, were scheduled to meet executives from...
DU Teachers’ Association goes on strike
The Delhi University Teachers’ Association (DUTA) is on a strike demanding that the ad hoc teachers be absorbed. The ad-hoc faculty members fear that...
Indefinite strike call by Puducherry electricity dept staff
Puducherry’s Department of Electricity is witnessing protests from its engineering staff and other employees. The workers have all gone on an indefinite strike to...
“Revive daily/weekly incentive scheme”: Swiggy delivery personnel
Swiggy, the food aggregator has been witnessing protests by its dissatisfied delivery personnel.
In Chennai, the delivery executives have been boycotting work seeking better remuneration.
The...
Central Bank of India staff on 2-day strike
The transfer of 3,300 employees in violation of the Bipartite Settlement has led to the five unions of the Central Bank of India calling...
Negotiations fail, US railroad workers may strike post 29 September
Almost 5,000 members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) District 19 have voted against the agreement negotiated by IAM leadership...
Strikes and protests in India and the US
There seems to be no dearth of disgruntled employees, especially in the healthcare sector, not just in India but abroad too.
In Kerala, doctors employed...
Lufthansa tries to avert pilot strike with wage deal
Lufthansa, the German airline, is facing a lot of challenges with its pilots threatening to go on strike yet again, even while the Airline...
Meta’s contractual workers protest, seek fair contracts
With Meta, earlier Facebook, considering downsizing, many contract workers marched in protest at the Company’s headquarters. These unionised workers are seeking fair contracts.
As per...
8-day strike at Britain’s biggest port
With over 1,900 workers at Felixstowe, Britain’s largest container port, going on an eight-day strike, massive disruptions are expected in the country’s supply chain.
Hutchison...
After Bengaluru & Mumbai, Delhi Swiggy workers go on strike
Delivery personnel working for Swiggy, the online food and grocery ordering platform, have been going on strike across the metros. Earlier the Mumbai workers...
Chhattisgarh MLAs’ pay hike invites protests by state govt staff
The government employees of Chattisgarh have been on a strike since 25 July 2022. They have been protesting against the salary hike that has...
58,000 employees of general insurance PSU sector will go on 2-day...
Since the pay revision for PSU employees working in the general Insurance sector has been pending for a long time, the General Insurance Employees...
Rolls-Royce workers reject £2,000 cash bonus
Thousands of Rolls-Royce employees have rejected the auto giant’s offer of £2000 cash benefit, citing that the money is far too less to enable...
Lure of DJ to encourage employees to return to office: Meta
Meta has reportedly hired a DJ to play music in its Menlo Park campus cafe, according to an employee. This move could be seen...
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10% of NPR workforce laid off as revenue declines
National Public Radio (NPR) cut 10 per cent amid the declines in the company’s revenue, reported The New York Times. Apparently, the company is...
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Glassdoor takes the last resort; confirms 15% job cuts
Glassdoor has confirmed laying off 15 per cent of its workforce, attributing the decision to the changing macroeconomic climate. The job cuts will impact...
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