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Several unions, part of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions and affiliated to the CPI, have alleged that many field assistants, ASHAs, municipal and midday meal scheme workers, among others, were being removed from their jobs. The unions of ASHAs, midday meal scheme workers, FAs, Village Organisation Assistants and others have been staging protests intermittently in Vijayawada for a month …

Visakhpatnam: Centre of Indian Trade Unions national general secretary Tapan Sen sought to make it clear that it is the policies of the NDA government at the centre that have led to the present crisis of the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant. Tapan Sen said the central government could come to the rescue of VSP by merging its holding company RINL with …

During the current Transport Union strike in Tamil Nadu, A Soundararajan, the State President of the Centre of Indian Trade Union, responded to Minister Sivasankar's claim of 'political moves' in the strike. Soundararajan questioned the minister's decision to hold talks while stating that many buses were still operating. As the Transport Union strike continues for the second consecutive day in …

VISAKHAPATNAM: Vice president of Centre of Indian Trade Unions Vizag District Gani Shetty denounced the use of baton charge against the workers of Gangavaram port. On Thursday, a massive gathering of Gangavaram Port Employees Union, along with various All-Party Trade Unions and political parties, convened to demand wage increases and resolution of worker-related issues. He further pointed out that despite …

Central Trade Unions and farmers’ organisations on April 28 condemned the Centre’s decision to de-register the All India Postal Employees Union and the National Federation of Postal Employees. The postal unions were de-registered for making contributions to the farmers’ protests and the Centre of Indian Trade Unions as well as for buying books from the CPI office in Delhi. The …

Centre de-recognises two postal unions

The Centre has de-recognised the All India Postal Employees Union and the National Federation of Postal Employees for making contributions to the farmers’ protests and the Centre of Indian Trade Unions, as well as for buying books from the CPI office in Delhi. The order of de-recognition, signed by Nahar Singh Meena, Assistant Director-General of Department of Posts, said allegations …

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Members of the Centre of Indian Trade Union staged a demonstration in front of the Head Post Office here on Saturday demanding the withdrawal of the Bill allowing an increase in working hours for factory workers from 8 hours to 12 hours. Ganesan, the protestors raised slogans to withdraw the Bill passed to amend the Factories Act, 1948, to effect …

The Centre of Indian Trade Unions has urged Central Provident Fund Commissioner Neelam Shami Rao for a “substantial extension of time” beyond March 3 for workers to submit joint options with employers to the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation for receiving higher pension. CITU general secretary Tapan Sen, in a letter, said the circular issued by the EPFO on Monday on …

Vijayawada: All India general secretary of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions Tapan Sen demanded that the government revise the minimum wage to Rs 26,000 according to the hike in prices in the present conditions as per the Supreme Court verdict against the present minimum wage of Rs 18,000 per month which was recommended by the 6th Pay Commission. Sen …

The Centre of Indian Trade Unions has demanded that the Andhra Pradesh government must drop the plan to privatise Sri Damodaram Sanjeevaiah Thermal Power Plant in Nellore district. In a press release on the eve of the commissioning of a 800-MW unit at the thermal power plant by Chief Minister Y.S. Gafoor said that the SDSTPS employees had been protesting …

The Centre of Indian Trade Unions has approached the International Labour Organisation against the Haryana and Delhi Governments for retrenching 975 and 991 anganwadi workers respectively for striking work demanding an increase in honorarium. CITU general secretary Tapan Sen said in his complaint to Director, Bureau for Workers Activities of the ILO Maria Helena Andre that the retrenchments have taken …

Tripura unit of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions on Wednesday alleged that the owners of the brick kilns were depriving the migrant workers from getting genuine wages. It said every year poor from States like Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh migrate to work in the brick kilns across Tripura. The office of Labour Commissioner listed some 350 brick kilns operating …

In yet another case of high-handedness by the porters affiliated with Centre of Indian Trade Unions, shopowners in Mathamangalam were assaulted for refusing the services of the porters to unload their goods. The Peringome police has registered a case against 12 porters based on the complaint by the shop owners, who were admitted in the Kannur Medical Government Hospital after …

‘Anti-worker’ policies of Centre should go: CITU

A meeting was held by the CITU at the HPCL gate here on Friday to oppose the move of the Centre to privatise public sector oil companies, as a run-up to the proposed All India strike on November 26 against the anti-worker, anti-people policies of the NDA government. Addressing the workers, CITU city general secretary M. Jaggu Naidu alleged that …