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UK train strikes and soaring energy prices add to a week of turmoil

Trains in Britain all but ground to a halt Saturday as coordinated strikes by rail workers added to a week of turmoil caused by soaring energy prices and unfunded tax cuts that roiled financial markets. Only about 11% of train services were expected to operate across the U.K. on Saturday, according to Network Rail. Unions said they called the latest in a series of one-day strikes to demand that wage increases keep pace with inflation that is expected to peak at around 11% this month. Consumers were also hit with a jump in their energy bills Saturday as the fallout from the Russian invasion of Ukraine pushes gas and electricity prices higher. Household bills are expected to rise by about 20%, even after the government stepped in to cap prices. Prime Minister Liz Truss, who has been in office less than a month, cited the cost-of-living crisis as the reason she moved swiftly to introduce a controversial economic stimulus program, which includes 45 billion pounds ($48 billion) of unfund

TotalEnergies shuts France's largest refinery over wage demand strikes

French multinational energy and petroleum company TotalEnergies has started to shut down the country's largest refinery in the Normandy region as a result of a strike over wage demands

Mumbai taxi and auto drivers to go on an indefinite strike from Sep 15

Over 200,000 autorickshaw drivers and 48,000 taxi drivers are expected to join the indefinite strike

French air traffic controllers to stage strike for higher wages on Sept 16

Air traffic in France will be severely disrupted this Friday due to a strike over wages, the French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC) has warned

Delhi anganwadi workers to meet LG for reversing terminations over protest

The anganwadi workers' union is slated to meet Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena on Saturday to demand the reinstatement of its workers, the body has said. The LG agreed to meet the Delhi State Anganwadi Workers and Helpers Union (DSAWHU), after workers whose services were terminated staged a protest outside his residence on Wednesday, the union officials said. Earlier, the members of the union had gathered at the Raj Niwas Marg with banners and raised slogans against the LG and the Delhi government, demanding a hike in their pay and reinstatement of terminated workers and helpers. DSAWHU has claimed that 884 Anganwadi workers have been issued termination notices and 11,942 given show-cause notices by the Delhi government for participating in a 39-day strike.

Mizoram health workers on indefinite strike over pay, regularisation

Mizoram is currently facing a manpower crunch amid rising Covid-19 cases due to an indefinite strike called by contractual healthcare workers, sources said

UK PM Boris Johnson calls for compromise to end major rail strike

UK PM Boris Johnson called for a sensible compromise on the pay demands by workers' unions that have resulted in the UK's worst rail strike in 30 years

Workers at Ford's Chennai plant go on strike, seek better compensation

An employee said the negotiations with the management were going on at "snail's pace".

Nationwide strike partially hits banking, transport services in some states

Road transport workers in Haryana began their strike by picketing at depots from Monday onwards

Coal workers join nation-wide strike; production of dry-fuel to be hit

In Eastern Coalfields Ltd (ECL), strike is successful in some areas only, he said and expressed hope that as time progresses, success rate will also increase

Two-day nationwide strike likely to hit essential services

Some of the essential services related to banking, transportation, railways and electricity are likely to be impacted during a two-day nationwide strike called by central trade unions beginning Monday

Suspend striking employees: HP govt issues instructions to officials

The defaulters indulging in unlawful activities should be immediately placed under suspension or removed from service, it added

Massive show of strength by Andhra govt employees ahead of strike

In a massive show of strength ahead of their indefinite strike, government employees and teachers from across Andhra Pradesh gathered in Vijayawada, to press their demand for a higher pay revision

State Bank of India attempts to dissuade employees from striking work

Considering the ongoing pandemic situation, resorting to a strike will cause great inconvenience to the stakeholders, SBI said

MSRTC suspends 150 more employees, sacks 2 as strike enters 43rd day

MSRTC suspended 150 employees and terminated the services of two daily wage workers for taking part in the strike which continued on the 43rd day

Uttarakhand govt employees go on indefinite strike; case registered

An FIR has been registered against unknown people in connection with the indefinite strike of the Uttarakhand Secretariat Association that began on Tuesday.

MSRTC strike: Maharashtra mulls taking action under essential services act

Maharashtra minister said the state is seriously considering taking action in view of the strike called by the employees of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation.

Maharashtra ST bus strike: Services of 238 daily wage workers terminated

Notices were sent to 2,296 daily wage workers and the services of 238 have been terminated in the first phase

Hollywood workers reach deal on fresh contract, avert strike

An 11th-hour deal was reached on Saturday, averting a strike of film and television crews that would have seen some 60,000 behind-the-scenes workers walk off their jobs

Power sector workers postpone one-day strike planned for Tuesday

The All India Power Engineers Federation on Monday said the electricity sector workers have postponed its plan to go on a one-day strike on Tuesday