Shipping ministry approves wage structure revision for workers of major portsThe Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways has approved a new wage structure for workers at major ports, stopping an indefinite strike. ...
28 Aug, 2024, 07.26 PM IST
Port, dock workers' unions defer indefinite strike proposed from WednesdayAt a national coordination committee meeting in Tuticorn (Tamil Nadu) on August 8, major port workers' unions affiliated to five federation...
27 Aug, 2024, 10.07 PM IST
Joint forum of trade unions, farmers bodies to go on strike on Feb 16Trade unions and farmers' bodies in India have called for a nationwide general strike and Grameen Bandh (rural shutdown) on February 16 to ...
17 Jan, 2024, 06.40 PM IST
Trade unions go on strike; public services likely to be hitA day-long strike has been called for by a joint platform of ten central trade unions, including Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTU...
26 Nov, 2020, 11.07 AM IST
Labour ministry plan for workers’ health & safety board may get stakeholder nodTrade unions and employers meeting later this week is expected to approve the proposed labour code on occupational safety, health and worki...
20 Nov, 2018, 07.41 AM IST
Nitin Gadkari says alternatives to port corporatisation underwayGadkari sought to allay the fears, asserting that equity will not change hands under the corporatisation move.
05 Jun, 2015, 05.39 PM IST
Ports employees defer strike to March 16The unions had announced to go on indefinite strike from today to press for their demands, including halting efforts to corporatise major p...
09 Mar, 2015, 09.46 PM IST
Major ports to go on indefinite strike from March 9The workers of all the major ports of the country will go on an indefinite strike from March 9 against the government's decision to corpora...
20 Feb, 2015, 06.35 PM IST
Trade unions call for nationwide strike against price hikeNational Secretary of AITUC Amarjeet Kaur, meanwhile, said if the government does not act o the strike, the Unions will intensify their agi...
16 Feb, 2013, 04.42 PM IST
- Communist Party of India-Marxist politburo member M K Pandhe passed away
Communist Party of India-Marxist politburo member M K Pandhe died of cardiac arrest at a hospital here in the wee hours.
20 Aug, 2011, 12.39 PM IST
- To avert strike, Vasan to meet port unions
Jawaharlal Nehru Port currently functions as a trust much like the other eleven major ports in India except Ennore port.
25 Jun, 2011, 03.17 AM IST
- All is not fair in pay revision: Port officers
Even though the government has approved revision of pay-scales of Class-I and Class-II officers of Major Port Trusts, officers feel that th...
02 Aug, 2010, 12.01 AM IST
- PSUs threaten stir over wage deadlock
The workers, backed by trade unions, are demanding a five-year settlement and higher increments.
26 Aug, 2009, 01.01 AM IST
- Port and dock workers plan to fight against tribunal award
Even as traffic volumes at ports are showing signs of an upturn, the recent government order to implement Central Industrial Tribunal award...
11 May, 2009, 01.28 AM IST
- Govt tries hard to avert port strike
Two crucial meetings scheduled for today in Delhi are expected to decide the fate of the nationwide strike called by All India Port and Doc...
09 Mar, 2009, 04.10 AM IST
- Exorbitant dredging cost imposed on major ports: AIPDWF
The All India Port and Dock Workers Federation on Wednesday urged the Shipping Ministry to take steps to permit the ports to carry out its ...
02 Apr, 2008, 10.11 PM IST
- Don’t be surprised if your maids don’t turn up tomorrow
Be ready to spend more time at home, cleaning utensils and sweeping floor on Thursday. For, maidservants in the city will join the Left lab...
13 Dec, 2006, 01.07 AM IST