Trade unions to continue protests against ADB-assisted drinking water project in Kochi

Trade unions to continue protests against ADB-assisted drinking water project in Kochi

The combine of trade unions in the Kerala Water Authority (KWA) will continue with its protests against the proposed Asian Development Bank (ADB)-funded Kerala Urban Water Services Improvement Project (KUWSIP) in Kochi as talks held with Water Resources Minister Roshy Augustine on Tuesday failed to make headway on the issue. The trade unions will take … Read more

Will take VSP unions’ protest against privatisation to Centre’s notice: Pawan Kalyan

Will take VSP unions’ protest against privatisation to Centre’s notice: Pawan Kalyan

Leaders of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant employees and workers’ unions with Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan, at his camp office on Sunday. A delegation of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP) employees, workers and trade unions called on Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan at his camp office here on Sunday (October 6, 2024), and appealed to … Read more

TSRTC unions to go on black badge protest today

TSRTC unions to go on black badge protest today

Days after a woman conductor working for the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) died by suicide, trade unions called for a black badge protest on Thursday. TSRTC Joint Action Committee chairman K Raji Reddy issued the call on Wednesday and vowed to protest against what he said alleged was “harassment of TSRTC workers by … Read more

Group of Ministers holds talks with employees unions on GPS

Group of Ministers holds talks with employees unions on GPS

Group of Ministers (GoM) including Buggana Rajendranath (Finance), Audimulapu Suresh (Municipal Administration & Urban Development), Botcha Satyananarayana (Education) and Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy (Govt Advisor for Public Affairs) along with the concerning officers participated in a meeting with the employees unions over the disputes related to salaries on Tuesday at Secretariat: Photo credits: Special Arrangement. While … Read more

Private buses, auto, taxis unions withdraw strike call on July 27 after meeting minister

Private buses, auto, taxis unions withdraw strike call on July 27 after meeting minister

Bengaluru The private transport unions and federations on Monday withdrew the call for a strike on July 27 after meeting Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy. Earlier, opposing the Shakti scheme, which offers free rides for women in non-premium bus services of the road transport corporations (RTCs), 23 private transport unions and federations had decided to call … Read more

Bank unions oppose RBI’s decision to allow compromise settlement for wilful defaulters

Bank unions oppose RBI’s decision to allow compromise settlement for wilful defaulters

Represenatational image | Photo Credit: G. Ramakrishna Bank unions AIBOC and AIBEA have opposed the Reserve Bank’s move to allow lenders to settle loans of wilful defaulters under compromise settlement. The RBI’s recent ‘framework for compromise settlements and technical write-offs’ is a detrimental step that may compromise the integrity of the banking system and undermine … Read more

State govt. issues order hiking salary of Road Transport Corporation employees by 15%; unions unhappy

State govt. issues order hiking salary of Road Transport Corporation  employees by 15%; unions unhappy

All the four corporations (KSRTC, BMTC, NWKRTC, and KKRTC) have a workforce of 1.07 lakh employees. | Photo Credit: File photo A day after Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai made an announcement about increasing the basic salary of employees of the road transport corporations (RTCs) by 15%, the State government issued the order on Friday evening. The pay … Read more