Sacked Maruti workers mull strategy with trade unions
August 31st, 2012 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Aug 31 (IANS) After the July 18 violence at Maruti's Manesar plant in Haryana, the workers terminated on accusations of the violence Friday met various trade unions demanding their ... Read more...
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Maruti restarts Manesar plant with 400 workers (Lead)
August 21st, 2012 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Aug 21 (IANS) The country's leading car manufacturer Maruti Suzuki restarted its Manesar plant, in Haryana, Tuesday with nearly 400 workers rejoining work, a company official said Tuesday."Nearly ... Read more...
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Maruti managers to decide co-workers, unions protests
August 17th, 2012 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Aug 17 (IANS) Maruti Suzuki has authorised its managers and supervisors to recruit workers they consider trustworthy as part of a new human resource policy aimed at building confidence ... Read more...
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Trade unions demand end of Maruti lockout, CBI probe
August 4th, 2012 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Aug 4 (IANS) A group of trade unions Saturday demanded withdrawal of the lockout at Maruti Suzuki's Manesar plant and a CBI probe into the July 18 violence at ... Read more...
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Mamata scores major points against Left (West Bengal Newsletter)
August 4th, 2012 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 4 (IANS) Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee scored some major political points against her arch rival Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) when its labour wing, the Centre ... Read more...
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CITU calls off July 31 transport strike
July 29th, 2012 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 29 (IANS) The CPI-M's labour arm CITU Sunday withdrew the call for a transport strike Tuesday, a day after bus operators in West Bengal pulled out of the ... Read more...
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Bengal bus operators pull out of strike, CITU to go ahead
July 28th, 2012 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 28 (IANS) West Bengal bus operators Saturday decided to pull out of the July 31 transport strike after assurances from the state government but the CPI-M labour ... Read more...
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Railway minister leads Trinamool rally against fuel hike (Lead)
May 25th, 2012 - 12:20 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 24 (IANS) Political parties in West Bengal Thursday hit the streets to protest the steep hike in petrol prices, with the ruling UPA partner Trinamool Congress taking ... Read more...
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Railway minister leads Trinamool rally against petrol hike
May 24th, 2012 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 24 (IANS) Political parties in West Bengal Thursday hit the streets to protest the steep hike in petrol prices, with the ruling UPA partner Trinamool Congress taking ... Read more...
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CPI-M, Trinamool try one-upmanship on May Day
May 1st, 2012 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 1 (IANS) With West Bengal celebrating May Day with a holiday Tuesday, the ruling Trinamool Congress and the opposition Left Front tried to use the occasion to ... Read more...
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Three CPI-M leaders allege ill-treatment at Doha airport
April 29th, 2012 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, April 29 (IANS) En route to Cuban capital Havana to participate in a trade union congress, three Communist Party of India-Marxist leaders from Kerala were stopped at the Doha ... Read more...
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Strike at Nokia Siemens Networks India
April 9th, 2012 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 9 (IANS) Permanent workers of telecom equipment maker Nokia Siemens Networks India staged a sit-in strike Monday protesting against over 50 workers being barred from entering the factory ... Read more...
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Achuthanandan not in politburo, Buddhadeb in
April 9th, 2012 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS
Kozhikode (Kerala), April 9 (IANS) There were question marks over both. But while former West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee retained his place in the CPI-M politburo, former Kerala chief ... Read more...
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Now fire in Bengal bus depot, minister says sabotage (Lead)
March 25th, 2012 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 25 (IANS) Kolkata continued to play with fire when the record room of the West Bengal government-run Calcutta State Transport Corporation (CSTC) was destroyed in a blaze Sunday. ... Read more...
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Now fire in Bengal bus depot, minister says sabotage
March 25th, 2012 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 25 (IANS) Kolkata continued to play with fire when the record room of the West Bengal government-run Calcutta State Transport Corporation (CSTC) was destroyed by a blaze Sunday. ... Read more...
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Congress backtracks, Mukul Roy, four others elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha
March 22nd, 2012 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 22 (IANS) All five Rajya Sabha nominees from West Bengal - four of the ruling Trinamool Congress and another fielded by the opposition Left Front - were elected ... Read more...
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West Bengal Congress to contest Rajya Sabha polls
March 18th, 2012 - 11:44 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 18 (IANS) The Congress party is to contest the coming Rajya Sabha polls in West Bengal, state Congress president Pradip Bhattacharya said here Sunday."Our high command has communicated ... Read more...
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Congress high command to decide on Bengal Rajya Sabha polls
March 16th, 2012 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 16 (IANS) With the Trinamool Congress nominating four candidates to the Rajya Sabha without leaving any room for it, alliance partner Congress Friday informed the party high ... Read more...
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Trinamool nominates three journalists to Rajya Sabha
March 16th, 2012 - 5:42 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 16 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress leadership Friday nominated four candidates for the March 30 Rajya Sabha polls, including three journalists from West Bengal.Industries Minister Partha Chatterjee announced the ... Read more...
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LF renominates Tapan Sen as Rajya Sabha candidate (Lead)
March 13th, 2012 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 13 (IANS) West Bengal's opposition Left Front Tuesday renominated Centre of Indian Trade Unions secretary Tapan Sen as its candidate for the March 30 Rajya Sabha polls.Briefing mediapersons ... Read more...
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LF renominates Tapan Sen as Rajya Sabha candidate
March 13th, 2012 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 13 (IANS) West Bengal's opposition Left Front Tuesday re-nominated Centre of Indian Trade Unions secretary Tapan Sen as its candidate for the March 30 Rajya Sabha polls.Briefing mediapersons ... Read more...
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CITU hails strike as success, calls Mamata liar
February 28th, 2012 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 28 (IANS) Hailing the impact of the countrywide general strike in West Bengal, the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) -- the labour arm of the Communist ... Read more...
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Shutdown hits commercial life in Himachal (Lead)
February 28th, 2012 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 28 (IANS) Banks and commercial establishments were closed in almost all towns of Himachal Pradesh Tuesday and trade unions of central government employees also joined the nationwide strike ... Read more...
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Trade unions strike hits life across Karnataka
February 28th, 2012 - 5:47 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 28 (IANS) The one-day strike by a dozen central trade unions Tuesday affected life in cities and towns across Karnataka, including this tech hub, with shops, banks, factories, ... Read more...
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Strike cripples life in Tripura
February 28th, 2012 - 12:55 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Feb 28 (IANS) A nationwide strike called by 11 major trade unions to protest increasing prices, privatisation and other issues Tuesday crippled life in Left-ruled Tripura."The strike was total ... Read more...
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Banks, insurance companies shut in Himachal
February 28th, 2012 - 12:46 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 28 (IANS) Banks and commercial establishments were closed in parts of Himachal Pradesh Tuesday after trade unions of central government employees joined the nationwide strike to protest violation ... Read more...
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CPI-M alleges disrespect to slain ex-legislator
February 24th, 2012 - 12:35 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 23 (IANS) Amid allegations that slain former Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) legislator Pradeep Tah was not given due honour in the West Bengal assembly, thousands of ... Read more...
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New union officials to negotiate Hyundai wage agreement
February 7th, 2012 - 12:23 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 7 (IANS) An entirely new team of office bearers of the United Union of Hyundai Employees (UUHE) will hold wage negotiations at the country's second largest car manufacturing ... Read more...
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Bengal slammed for plans to scrap emloyees’ union rights
February 2nd, 2012 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 2 (IANS) The West Bengal government's plans to drop a clause in service rules of its employees that gives them full trade union rights have drawn the ire ... Read more...
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Hyundai workers gear up for negotiated settlement
January 28th, 2012 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 28 (IANS) The United Union of Hyundai Employees (UUHE), the only recognised union at the plant of car maker Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL) near here, seems to ... Read more...
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Over a lakh fill jails in Tripura seeking minimum wages
November 8th, 2011 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Nov 8 (IANS) Over 1.22 lakh working people were arrested in Left-ruled Tripura Tuesday in a 'jail bharo' (fill the jail) agitation by 11 trade unions in support ... Read more...
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IPI condemns Marxists for newspaper blockade
November 4th, 2011 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
Vietnna, Nov 4 (IANS) The International Press Institute (IPI) has condemned the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) for the blockade of two newspapers in Kerala by its cadres.IPI said it ... Read more...
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CITU cadres’ campaign against Kerala newspaper slammed
November 4th, 2011 - 12:41 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) The Indian Newspaper Society (INS) said Thursday that the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), a frontal organisation of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) ... Read more...
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CITU flayed for blocking newspapers
November 3rd, 2011 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) The Indian Newspaper Society (INS) Thursday condemned the CITU for obstructing the distribution of Malayala Manorama and Mathurubhumi newspapers in Calicut and Kannur in Kerala.INS ... Read more...
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Bengal mulls merging labour unions
October 20th, 2011 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 20 (IANS) The West Bengal government is considering merging various labour unions in industrial units to tackle problems caused by their large number, a minister said Thursday."The industrial ... Read more...
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