Trade Unions
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Bharat bandh today: Who will join nationwide strike and what are key demands of trade unions?
India | Feb 12, 2026, 12:00 AM ISTBharat bandh on February 12: Central trade unions have announced a Bharat Bandh on February 12 against labour reforms and economic policies, with nearly 30 crore workers expected to participate. Key sectors may face disruptions, while essential services will continue.
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Bharat bandh on February 12: Trade unions expect about 30 crore workers to join nationwide strike
India | Feb 11, 2026, 11:49 PM ISTTen central trade unions have confirmed that their nationwide strike on February 12 will see participation of more than 30 crore workers. The protest, backed by farmers, students and several federations, will impact at least 600 districts.
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Bharat Bandh Highlights: Public transport disrupted, shops shut in several regions across country
India | Jul 09, 2025, 03:21 PM ISTBharat Bandh updates: A nationwide protest, backed by 21 organisations, was called against the Supreme Court’s August 1 verdict permitting states to sub-categorise Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes for internal quota allocation.
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Bharat Bandh called for today, tomorrow; banking services likely to be hit | 10 key points
India | Mar 28, 2022, 12:06 AM ISTThe strike notices were given by workers' unions of various sectors such as coal, steel, oil, telecom, postal, income tax, copper, banks and insurance. Read ahead to know what is open, what is closed today and tomorrow amid the bandh.
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Trade unions call for Bharat Bandh on March 28, 29; banking services likely to be affected
India | Mar 27, 2022, 10:26 AM ISTThe Joint Platform of central trade unions held a meeting in Delhi on March 22, 2022, to take stock of the preparations in various states and sectors for the proposed two-day all India strike on 28-29 March 2022.
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Trade unions urges Nirmala Sitharaman to hike income tax ceiling, minimum wages, pension
India | Dec 19, 2019, 07:14 PM ISTTrade unions urged the government to provide a minimum wage of Rs 21,000, a minimum pension of Rs 6,000 under Employees' Pension Scheme and tax exemption on the annual income of up to Rs 10 lakh in a pre-budget meeting with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday.
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Trade unions reject government’s offer, refuse to call off September 2 strike
Aug 30, 2016, 05:30 PM ISTTrade unions on Tuesday refused to call off their scheduled strike on September 2 despite the central government agreeing to some of their demands including hiking the minimum wage to Rs 350.
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PM Modi meets trade union leaders, Team India loses to Zimbabwe: Top 5 News Headlines
India | Jul 19, 2015, 09:38 PM ISTPM Modi meets trade union leaders, hear their views on eco policyNew Delhi: On the eve of the 46th Indian Labour Conference, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today met leaders of central trade unions and heard
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Coal strike hits production; daily loss estimated at 1.5mn tonnes
Jan 07, 2015, 02:20 PM ISTNew Delhi: The five-day strike by coal industry workers across the country entered its second day today as negotiations between government officials and union leaders failed late last night. Though Union Coal Minister Piyush Goyal
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Labour laws reforms: Trade unions to hold protest tomorrow
India | Dec 04, 2014, 08:18 PM ISTNew Delhi: All central trade unions including RSS-affiliated Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) will hold a nationwide stir tomorrow to protest against the “anti-worker” labour laws amendments and the Narendra Modi government's initiative to disinvest public
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Trade unions stage march in Delhi protesting violation of labour laws
India | Dec 13, 2013, 09:31 AM ISTNew Delhi: Thousands of workers from across the country, including those belonging to the private, unorganised as well as public sectors, marched to Parliament yesterday to push for their long-pending demands related to remuneration, and
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PM treats trade unions as untouchables: Gurudas Dasgupta
National | Feb 03, 2013, 06:51 AM ISTKolkata, Feb 3: Accusing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of treating trade unions as 'untouchables', CPI leader and AITUC general secretary Gurudas Dasgupta on Saturday said the two-day general strike called by them this month is