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Workers reject Boeing's latest offer after nearly three months on strike

In September, IAM members approved the union's proposed four-year contract. However, Boeing management has refused to consider the offer

Work halts at MRF's Thiruvottiyur unit as 800 workers go on strike

Around 800 workers at MRF's Thiruvottiyur plant are on an indefinite strike over annual insurance premium payment issues and the hiring of trainees under the NAPS scheme

Boeing workers reject latest contract, extending strike at three US plants

Another contract proposal has been rejected by Boeing workers who now have been on strike for nearly six weeks from three Midwest plants where military aircraft and weapons are developed. The vote on Friday refusing the latest proposal sends the workers back to the picket lines, according to the union representing the 3,200 striking workers who build fighter jets, weapons systems and the US Navy's first carrier-based unmanned aircraft. Fifty-seven percent of members voted against the proposal, the union said. Boeing's modified offer did not include a sufficient signing bonus relative to what other Boeing workers have received, or a raise in 401(k) benefits, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 837 said in a statement. We're disappointed our employees have rejected a 5-year offer, including 45 per cent average wage growth," said Dan Gillian, Boeing Air Dominance vice president and general manager, in an emailed statement. We've made clear the ...

Air Canada, flight attendants union restart talks for 1st time since strike

Air Canada and the union representing 10,000 flight attendants resumed talks late Monday for the first time since the strike began over the weekend. The strike is affecting about 130,000 travellers a day at the peak of the summer travel season. It was the first time the two sides talked since early Saturday or late Friday. In an update to its members, the union said the airline reached out and the meeting occurred with the assistance of a mediator in Toronto. It followed the union's declaration that the flight attendants won't return to work even though the strike, now in its third day, has been declared illegal. Earlier, Air Canada said rolling cancellations would now extend Tuesday afternoon after the union defied a second return-to-work order. The country's biggest airline had said earlier that operations would resume Monday evening but the union president said that won't happen. We will not be returning to the skies, said Mark Hancock, national president for Canadian Union of

Karnataka transport corporation strike: Unions demand pay revision, arrears

The strike left thousands of passengers stranded, particularly in major cities such as Bengaluru, Mysuru, Mangaluru, and Belagavi

Agitating ASHA workers in Kerala welcome Centre's reported incentive hike

The ASHA workers in Kerala who have been agitating for the last several months against the state government demanding a hike and post-retirement benefits, on Saturday welcomed the Centre's reported decision to increase their fixed monthly incentive. They said the union government's decision would be beneficial for over 10 lakh ASHA workers in the country. There are media reports that the Centre approved a proposal to hike the fixed monthly incentive of ASHAs from Rs 2,000 to Rs 3,500 during the recent 9th meeting of the Mission Steering Group (MSG). The media also reported that the retirement benefits of the ASHA workers would be increased by the Centre, too. S Mini, state vice president of the Kerala ASHA Health Workers Association (KAHWA) whose members are carrying out the indefinite agitation in front of the Secretariat here, said they had already carried out two Parliament marches raising the same demand. "We welcome the union government's decision to increase the fixed monthl

Bharat Bandh: Services hit in Kerala, protesters lathicharged in Bengal

Trade unions have called a nationwide strike on July 9, protesting new labour codes, privatisation, inflation, job losses, and the Centre's alleged anti-worker policies

Bharat Bandh today: What's open and what's closed across India today?

Bharat Bandh on July 9 called by trade unions, farmers over 'anti-worker' policies; protest targets new labour codes, job losses, privatisation, and rising inflation

Bharat Bandh on July 9: Over 250 million workers to join nationwide strike

A forum of 10 central trade unions have called for a strike on July 9 to protest privatisation of public enterprises, erosion of labour rights, and rising use of contractual workers

Blinkit delivery staff say IDs blocked after strike, restored on apology

Delivery partners said the company asked them to give written assurance against repeating such actions, warning it could take any action if they failed to comply

CITU ends month-long strike at Samsung India's Sriperumbudur plant

Though CITU had sought the withdrawal of the suspension of its 23 employees, reports indicate that the union has now agreed to a fair internal inquiry

Striking Samsung India workers call for massive protests on March 8

This comes a day after the management suspended 14 more union members

Workers' strike continues at Samsung India's Chennai unit; talks fail

The strike began on February 5, after the management took disciplinary action against three employees

Samsung India vs union: High-stakes showdown in small factory town

Crucial negotiations tomorrow; workers threaten to lock factory gates

TN govt officials to visit Samsung plant in bid to resolve workers dispute

The union backing the protest has said the workers involved in the sit-in will only return to work if Samsung agrees to reinstate the three suspended workers

About 500 Samsung TN factory workers hold protest in latest dispute

It was the second significant labour dispute in less than six months at the plant in Sriperumbudur near Chennai, which makes refrigerators, televisions and washing machines

BEST wet lease bus staff go on flash strike in Mumbai; some services hit

The contractual employees of a private operator hired by the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport undertaking went on a flash strike at one of the depots in Mumbai early Monday morning, partially affecting the BEST bus services. While BEST did not disclose the reason for the strike, sources said it was triggered by the alleged mistreatment of a pregnant woman conductor by officials of the private operator. A BEST official said the services were affected on a few routes as the strike was limited to the Pratiksha Nagar depot, while a union leader claimed more than 100 buses of the private operator remained off the road. Notably, BEST, which operates nearly 3,000 buses and serves more than 30 lakh passengers daily, has been without a general manager for more than a week. An additional commissioner of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is currently holding charge of the position. BEST public relations officer Sudas Sawant told PTI that employees of the wet lease operat

Second US port strike averted as union, employers reach tentative deal

United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) employer group and the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA), in a joint statement, called the agreement a win-win

Starbucks strike to expand to 300 stores on Christmas Eve, says union

Starbucks Workers United, representing employees at 525 stores nationwide, said more than 60 US stores across 12 major cities, including New York, Los Angeles, Boston and Seattle, were shut on Monday

Canada Post says operations to resume after nearly monthlong strike

Canada Post said operations will resume at the national postal service on Tuesday after the nearly monthlong work stoppage. Workers went on strike after failing to reach a negotiated agreement with the primary postal operator in Canada over key issues, including wages, job security, and how to staff a proposed expansion into weekend delivery. The federal government moved Friday to end the stoppage after Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon announced referring the dispute to the Canada Industrial Relations Board, an independent administrative tribunal that focuses on resolving workplace disputes. However, the board determined late Sunday that negotiations are at an impasse after two days of hearings and ordered the nearly 55,000 workers to return to work. This will also extend the current collective agreement until May 22, 2025. Canada Post said it has agreed with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers to implement a 5 per cent wage increase retroactive to the day after the collective ...