Tag: Trade Union Strike

The pan India strike called by the joint trade unions, backed by left parties, has hit common man hard. Road and rail services were severely affected due to protests launched against various policies of the central government.

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government today announced closure of Anganwadis, schools, colleges and universities across the State tomorrow (January 8) in view of the 2-day Bharat bandh call given by different trade unions. Odisha School and Mass and Education secretary, Pradipta Kumar Mohapatra stated that schools will remain closed on January 8 in view of the […]

Bhubaneswar: The 48-hour countrywide strike called by ten central trade unions entered the second day on Wednesday affecting normal life in several parts of Odisha. Vehicular communication was affected in Balasore, Rourkela and Bonai of Sundergarh district. In Rourkela, protesters staged pickets near Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) and Bisra chhak. Road blockade was witnessed on […]

Bhubaneswar: Around 20 crore employees from ten different trade unions began two-day nationwide shutdown (Bharat bandh) today protesting NDA government’s “anti-labour & anti-people policies”. Due to Bharat bandh, normal life has been hit in Odisha with educational institutions remaining closed and businesses hit across several parts of the State. Train services and other vehicular communication […]

New Delhi: Banking services were impacted on Wednesday as employees went on a nationwide strike called by 10 central trade unions to protest against the government’s “anti-people” policies. Branch activities including cash withdrawal deposit in public sector banks in many places across the country have been affected due to the strike. Most of the lenders […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha unit of Congress will extend full support to the nationwide strike call given by the central trade unions on November 26 in protest against the government policies. A decision in this effect was taken after the leaders of various central trade unions met Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Niranjan Patnaik at […]

Chennai:  Banking operations across the country was affected on Thursday with about 4.5 lakh bank employees joining the nationwide strike called by the central trade unions, said a top official of the All India Bank Employees’ Association (AIBEA). He also said about 20 lakh cheques worth about Rs 18,000 crore could not be sent for […]