Greek civil servants' union calls 24-hour strike for Wednesday
Greece's public servants are being called to stage a 24-hour strike for Monday, the day their country's parliament is to vote on reforms needed to unlock a crucial eurozone rescue.
Jul 14, 2015, 00:02 AM IST
Tata Steel workers begin action ahead of planned strike in UK
Tata Steel workers in the UK have begun the work-to-rule action ahead of a planned strike next week over the company's proposed changes to the British Steel Pension Scheme.
Jun 16, 2015, 23:00 PM IST
UK unions for strike action against Tata Steel from June 22
UK trade unions - Community, Unite, GMB and UCATT - Monday announced "strike action" against Tata Steel over its proposal to scrap the British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS).
Jun 08, 2015, 19:49 PM IST
SBI associate banks' employees to go on strike Thursday
A section of employees of five associate banks of SBI will go on strike Thursday to protest against the proposal for merger of associate banks with the parent bank.
Jun 03, 2015, 17:52 PM IST
BSNL employees on 2-day nationwide strike starting today
Unions of state-owned telecom firm BSNL will go on a two-day strike from Tuesday to protest against government for not taking concrete action to revive the loss making company.
Apr 21, 2015, 04:59 AM IST
German Postbank staff strike, fearing sale by Deutsche Bank
Staff at German bank Postbank launched an indefinite strike Monday in eastern parts of the country, amid growing speculation parent company Deutsche Bank plans to sell off the subsidiary.
Apr 20, 2015, 18:34 PM IST
Tata Steel says no deal with UK unions; strike ballot to go ahead
Tata Steel has failed to reach a deal with UK unions about its proposal to change the British pension scheme, it told India`s National Stock Exchange on Thursday.
Apr 16, 2015, 19:18 PM IST
Insurance unions give one-day strike call on Mar 9
Employee unions of the four state-owned non-life insurers and LIC have given a one-day strike call on March 9 to protest against the Insurance Bill.
Mar 05, 2015, 20:51 PM IST
AAI employees call for nationwide strike to protest privatisation of airports
The Airports Authority Employees Union (AAEU) has called for a nationwide strike on March 11 to protest against the privatisation of airports by the government.
Feb 16, 2015, 18:35 PM IST
Bank unions defer proposed 4-day strike
PSU bank employees' unions have deferred the proposed four-day strike from January 21 after the management of banks (IBA) assured that wage related issues will be resolved by early February.
Jan 19, 2015, 22:30 PM IST
Proposed 4-day bank strike from January 21 deferred
The proposed public sector bank employees' four-day strike which was scheduled to begin on Wednesday (January 21) has been deferred, reports said late Monday evening.
Jan 19, 2015, 22:20 PM IST
Foxconn employees to go on hunger-strike on Jan 23
Trouble began at the manufacturing facilities of Foxconn situated at Sriperumbudur near here after it decided to suspend production from December 22, 2014. Fearing job losses the employees have been resorting to agitations since then.
Jan 13, 2015, 11:14 AM IST
Union opposes FDI in Railways, threatens indefinite strike
The National Federation of Indian Railwaymen (NFIR) has vehemently opposed the Centre's proposal for FDI in Railways and threatened to go on indefinite strike in June this year.
Jan 10, 2015, 11:05 AM IST
Coal workers' strike ends, govt rules out CIL denationalisation
The five-day strike, which started yesterday, was called by all five major trade unions, including BJP-backed Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, protesting against "disinvestment in Coal India and denationalisation of coal mining".
Jan 07, 2015, 23:25 PM IST
'Coal strike largest since 1977 but govt wishing it away'
Congress Wednesday said the coal industry is witnessing the largest industrial strike in four decades but the government is simply "wishing it away".
Jan 07, 2015, 21:51 PM IST
'Coal strike to impact industrial growth across India'
The strike by coal workers' unions would impact industrial growth across the country, industry chambers said Wednesday while asking the agitating trade unions to resolve their grievances in an amicable manner.
Jan 07, 2015, 21:28 PM IST
Coal India struggles to produce half of normal output amid strike
Coal India Ltd struggled to produce and ship less than half of its daily target on the first day of a five-day worker strike that began on Tuesday, hampering government efforts to reform the country`s coal industry and ease its power crisis.
Jan 07, 2015, 15:26 PM IST
Coal strike: Piyush Goyal to meet trade unions' representatives today
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.
Jan 07, 2015, 08:19 AM IST
Brazil Volkswagen workers down tools after layoffs
Workers at Volkswagen`s Brazilian plant at Sao Bernardo do Campo near Sao Paulo began an open-ended strike Tuesday to protest 800 layoffs, their union said.
Jan 07, 2015, 04:24 AM IST
Coal strike halts production at 75% mines; talks fail
About 5 lakh coal workers across the country Tuesday went on a five-day strike, hitting 75 percent production, including of Coal India, and may also impact fuel supply to power plants.
Jan 06, 2015, 22:21 PM IST
