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Trinamool Congress nominates Ritabrata Banerjee to Rajya Sabha
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Trinamool Congress nominates Ritabrata Banerjee to Rajya Sabha

The Hindu  

The Trinamool Congress on Saturday nominated Ritabrata Banerjee for upcoming elections to Rajya Sabha from West Bengal. May he work towards upholding Trinamool's… — All India Trinamool Congress December 7, 2024 This recognition is truly well-deserved, reflecting the tireless effort @RitabrataBanerj has invested in strengthening the organization and advocating for trade union workers across WB. While it may take time …

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Trinamool names Ritabrata Banerjee as candidate for Rajya Sabha by-elections
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Trinamool names Ritabrata Banerjee as candidate for Rajya Sabha by-elections

India Today  

The Trinamool Congress on Saturday announced the nomination of Ritabrata Banerjee for the upcoming Rajya Sabha by-election in West Bengal, scheduled for December 20. The by-election comes after the resignation of MP and former bureaucrat Jawhar Sircar, who stepped down from the Rajya Sabha and quit the party in protest against alleged corruption in the state administration and the rape …

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Philadelphia labor union powerbroker gets 6 years for bribery and theft
5 months, 1 week ago

Philadelphia labor union powerbroker gets 6 years for bribery and theft

Associated Press  

READING, Pa. — A former Philadelphia labor leader who wielded significant clout in Pennsylvania politics was sentenced on Thursday to six years in prison for bribing a City Council member and stealing nearly $600,000 from the union he ran for nearly three decades. Noting that he’d been under federal investigation for years, he said: “I knew better, I let the …

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Whyalla steelmaking resumes after shutdown caused months of uncertainty for workers
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Whyalla steelmaking resumes after shutdown caused months of uncertainty for workers

ABC  

Steelmaking has resumed at the Whyalla Steelworks after GFG Alliance was able to restart the blast furnace. Australian Workers' Union acting state secretary Gary Henderson says the union hopes GFG Alliance have learned from this experience. Acting state secretary for the Australian Workers' Union Gary Henderson says he hopes future maintenance works won't result in a loss of wages for …

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Union Budget allocates ₹55 crore for Mangaluru Railway Region of Southern Railway
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Union Budget allocates ₹55 crore for Mangaluru Railway Region of Southern Railway

The Hindu  

The interim Union Budget presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday set apart over ₹55 crore for works in Mangaluru Railway Region, including ₹50 crore for line-doubling between Southern Railway’s Jokatte Railway Station and Konkan Railway Corporation’s Thokur Railway Station. Other works Apart from allocating funds for Jokatte-Thokur line-doubling, the Budget has also allocated ₹4.74 crore towards completing …

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MGNREGA workers in West Bengal seek work under ‘Khela Hobe’ scheme
1 year, 1 month ago

MGNREGA workers in West Bengal seek work under ‘Khela Hobe’ scheme

The Hindu  

With no sign of the implementation of the ‘Khela Hobe’ scheme to provide employment to the people of West Bengal on the lines of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, a union of agricultural workers has stepped up the heat on the Trinamool Congress by applying for work under the scheme. After the MGNREGA scheme came to a …

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Amit Shah’s 59th Birthday: How BJP leaders wished Union Home Minister
1 year, 2 months ago

Amit Shah’s 59th Birthday: How BJP leaders wished Union Home Minister

Live Mint  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with several other Bharatiya Janata Party leaders wished Union Home Minister Amit Shah on October 22 on his 59th birthday. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in a post on X said, “He is passionate about India’s progress and ensuring a better quality of life for the poor.” In a post on X, BJP President JP Nadda …

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Actors’ Strike | George Clooney, Ben Affleck, other Hollywood actors offer $150 million to help end strike
1 year, 2 months ago

Actors’ Strike | George Clooney, Ben Affleck, other Hollywood actors offer $150 million to help end strike

The Hindu  

Oscar winner George Clooney and other top Hollywood stars have offered $150 million to the SAG-AFTRA actors union as part of a proposal to end the actors' strike as it nears its 100th day. Their offer, confirmed by Clooney's spokesperson on Thursday, would provide the union an extra $150 million over three years and could help fund improved health benefits. …

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No Progress on resolving actors' strike: Union Negotiator
1 year, 3 months ago

No Progress on resolving actors' strike: Union Negotiator

Firstpost  

Hollywood’s major studios and streamers have made no contract overtures to striking actors since they walked off the job in July, the performers’ chief negotiator said Thursday, urging the companies to make a good-faith effort. It’s been 56 days.” The negotiator – who appeared on the red carpet for the premiere of Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron, the …

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182 HMWS&SB employees promoted
1 year, 6 months ago

182 HMWS&SB employees promoted

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: A total of 182 employees working in various positions and departments of the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board were promoted on Saturday. 179 general purpose employees have been promoted as special purpose employees and three as junior technical officers as assistant technical officers based on their respective educational qualifications. MD Dana Kishore, along with the waterworks employees …

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Union Budget 2023: Did the Govt Meet Welfare Promises & Secure the Marginalised?
1 year, 10 months ago

Union Budget 2023: Did the Govt Meet Welfare Promises & Secure the Marginalised?

The Quint  

For this, we looked at several social-welfare schemes and the outlay numbers in the Union Budget for 2023-24 from MGNREGA, PMGSY, Ayushman Bharat to the PM-Poshan scheme. In the Union Budget 2023, a mere Rs 60,000 crore has been allocated to the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Program scheme. Finance Ministry cites two reasons: a) With the impact of …

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£30m! Councils spend fortunes to cover the cost of their staff doing trade union work
1 year, 11 months ago

£30m! Councils spend fortunes to cover the cost of their staff doing trade union work

Daily Mail  

Millions of pounds are being spent by councils to allow their officials to moonlight as trade union activists, new Government figures have shown. At a time when strikes are crippling services including transport and the Health Service, an astonishing £30 million was spent by local authorities to cover the cost of their workers engaging in trade union work. Pictured: UNISON …

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Home Depot workers petition to form 1st store-wide union
2 years, 3 months ago

Home Depot workers petition to form 1st store-wide union

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Home Depot workers in Philadelphia have filed a petition with the federal labor board to form what could be the first store-wide union at the world’s largest home improvement retailer. The federal agency’s database shows no other attempts to form a store-wide union at the company, though a group of Home Depot drivers successfully unionized with the …

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Need to give women dignified atmosphere at work: Bhupender Yadav
2 years, 4 months ago

Need to give women dignified atmosphere at work: Bhupender Yadav

Firstpost  

The Union Environment Minister has advised against creating “roadblocks” for women in the name of societal values New Delhi: Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav on Sunday said women should be provided equal opportunities and a “dignified atmosphere” at work for their empowerment. He also advised against creating “roadblocks” for women in the name of societal values. “Empowerment means equal opportunities …

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South Korean truckers end 8-day strike, return to work
2 years, 6 months ago

South Korean truckers end 8-day strike, return to work

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — Truckers in South Korea ended an eight-day strike that caused major disruptions to domestic production and cargo transport, their union and the government announced after negotiations Tuesday. During their fifth round of negotiations on Tuesday night, representatives of the truckers and Transport Ministry officials reached a deal on ending the strike, the Cargo Truckers Solidarity and …

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Chris Smalls started Amazon's 1st union. He's now heard from workers at 50 warehouses
2 years, 8 months ago

Chris Smalls started Amazon's 1st union. He's now heard from workers at 50 warehouses

NPR  

Chris Smalls started Amazon's 1st union. He's now heard from workers at 50 warehouses Enlarge this image toggle caption Gabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty Images;Craig Ruttle/AP Gabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty Images;Craig Ruttle/AP Chris Smalls is president of the newly minted Amazon Labor Union. He asked: "What message do you have for the millions of workers across the country who want to …

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'Dreadful!' CNBC's Jim Cramer bitterly complains about historic union win at Amazon warehouse
2 years, 8 months ago

'Dreadful!' CNBC's Jim Cramer bitterly complains about historic union win at Amazon warehouse

Raw Story  

CNBC host Jim Cramer does not appear enthused about the historic win for organized labor that occurred on Friday when an Amazon warehouse in Staten Island voted to unionize. While discussing the victory on CNBC, Cramer complained that Amazon will no longer be allowed to order their workers at the Staten Island warehouse to show up whenever they're needed. "If …

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Fokker's plans to close and relocate two factories angers workers
2 years, 9 months ago

Fokker's plans to close and relocate two factories angers workers

Dutch News  

Aerospace company Fokker is to close its two factories in Helmond and Hoogerheide and centralise its operations in Papendrecht. No jobs will be lost under the restructuring but staff face having to relocate up to 100 km when the plants close over the next two years. If you’re used to cycling to work or a short car journey and that …

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DWP job cuts mean workers are being ‘abandoned’, says union
2 years, 9 months ago

DWP job cuts mean workers are being ‘abandoned’, says union

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. SNP work and employment spokesman Chris Stephens said: “Can …

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'Striketober' in full swing as nearly 100,000 workers authorize work stoppages
3 years, 2 months ago

'Striketober' in full swing as nearly 100,000 workers authorize work stoppages

Raw Story  

Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich observed Wednesday that with employees in industries across the spectrum set to strike in the coming days following corporate leaders' failure to meet their demands for fair pay and working conditions, the U.S. is closer than it has been in decades to experiencing a general strike. "You might say workers have declared a national general …

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Mohan Bhagwat stresses for setting up shakhas in J&K to ‘inculcate patriotism’ among people
3 years, 2 months ago

Mohan Bhagwat stresses for setting up shakhas in J&K to ‘inculcate patriotism’ among people

India TV News  

Asserting that the Sangh must set an example for others by creating a peaceful society that takes everyone along, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Friday stressed setting up a network of ‘shakhas’ across Jammu and Kashmir to “inculcate patriotism” among people. This is Bhagwat's first visit to Jammu and Kashmir since August 5, 2019, when the erstwhile state's special status …

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VSP employees strike work, demand implementation of wage agreement
3 years, 5 months ago

VSP employees strike work, demand implementation of wage agreement

The Hindu  

The one-day strike observed by the employees and workers of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant following the call given by the Central Trade Unions, demanding implementation of wage agreement, apart from withdrawing the decision to privatise the plant, was peaceful and successful on Tuesday. Though the workers have been observing relay hunger strike at the Steel Plant arch at Kurmannapalem for over …

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Column: On Wednesday, his leg was amputated. On Thursday, he was back at work with the homeless
3 years, 9 months ago

Column: On Wednesday, his leg was amputated. On Thursday, he was back at work with the homeless

LA Times  

Andy Bales, chief executive of the Union Rescue Mission, attends a ceremony at Angeles House on Thursday, a day after his second leg was amputated. Andy Bales, chief executive of the Union Rescue Mission on skid row, have come to accept that there are certain things you can’t tell him. “He’s just go, go, go, go, go, all the time,” …

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Quarter of people who can work from home still asked to go to office, union says
3 years, 11 months ago

Quarter of people who can work from home still asked to go to office, union says

NL Times  

27 percent of people who can work from home are still asked by their employers to come into the office. 43 percent still go in to the office at least part of the week, according to a survey trade union did among 1,200 of its members who are able to work from home, Trouw reports. "While we are working hard …

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