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Sriperumbudur strike: Samsung signs MoU, agrees to Rs 5K special incentive

In the unfortunate event of an employee's death, Samsung will provide immediate relief of Rs 100,000 to the family

28 days on, no end in sight to strike at Samsung's Sriperumbudur plant

Sources aware of the talks among the state government, employees, and the company blame Citu, which is leading the protests, for the impasse

Chennai police detains 900 workers, union members as Samsung strikes go on

More than 1,000 workers have disrupted production and protested close to the factory since September 9

US East Coast port strike likely as union, management trade wage offers

The White House reiterated on Monday it was not considering using the federal Taft-Hartley Act to halt a strike, which would force workers to go back on the job while negotiations continue

Centre seeks CM Stalin's intervention to resolve ongoing Samsung strike

On the 17th day of the strike, the company also urged its workers to return to work, expressing its willingness to talk directly with the employees and not with the Centre of Indian Trade Unions

Workers paid 1.8x of average industry salary in Sriperumbudur: Samsung

Striking workers demanding hike to Rs 36,000/mth over three years

Samsung lines up 'no work, no pay' policy to bring back striking workers

According to sources, a significant number of striking workers returned to work on Monday after the show cause notice was issued

Samsung workers consider legal action as protests continue at Chennai plant

Workers at Samsung's Chennai manufacturing facility have now entered their ninth day of strike as they push for better wages, working conditions, and union recognition

Boeing, union negotiators to resume talks as striking workers dig in

The top negotiators at Boeing and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) will meet with federal mediators in Seattle on Tuesday for preliminary talks, as per reports

Strike could cost Boeing $100 million-plus in daily revenue, say analysts

A prolonged strike could cost several billion dollars, fraying the planemaker's already strained finances and threatening a downgrade of its credit rating

Boeing strike could drag on as workers push for higher wages: Union leader

Boeing and negotiators are due to return to bargaining table next week, in talks overseen by US federal mediators, after more than 94 per cent of workers voted to reject the endorsed contract offer

Boeing faces possible strike, its union to vote for a new labour contract

A strike will take place if the majority of workers vote to reject the preliminary deal and at least two-thirds vote to strike, according to the IAM

Workers' strike hit production at Samsung's Chennai unit, output disrupted

The unit manufactures televisions, colour monitors, refrigerators, and washing machines

Workers at Samsung Electronics plant begin strike, production hit

The strike comes after Samsung Electronics' biggest union in South Korea held a four-day strike in August demanding higher wages and bonuses after talks with management fell through

27 Jharkhand workers stranded in Cameroon; appeal for help amid food crisis

In a video message, the workers, from Bokaro, Giridih, and Hazaribagh, said that they were brought to Cameroon on March 31 this year by a private company and have not been paid their salary

Samsung workers to strike in S Korea on July 8-10, says union official

The union wants a more transparent system for bonuses and time off, and wants the company to treat it as an equal partner

South Korea docs who protested med school plan ordered to return to work

South Korean officials issued return-to-work orders for doctors participating in a one-day walkout on Tuesday as part of a protracted strike against government plans to boost medical school admissions, starting next year. Since February, more than 12,000 trainee doctors have remained on strike amid a deepening standoff with government officials, who want to grow the country's number of doctors by up to 10,000 by 2035. Many reject the plan, saying schools won't be able to handle the increased flow and that the quality of the country's medical services would suffer. About 4 per cent of the country's 36,000 private medical facilities, categorised as clinics, have told authorities they would participate in a one-day strike on Tuesday, according to South Korea's Health and Welfare Ministry. The strike came a day after hundreds of medical school professors at four major hospitals affiliated with Seoul National University entered an indefinite walkout, raising concerns about disruptions i

Samsung Electronics' union set to stage 1st walkout over pay in South Korea

The National Samsung Electronics Union (NSEU), which has about 28,000 members, or more than a fifth of the company's total workforce, has said it will stop work for a day as part of broader protest me

Tesla sues Swedish co as striking workers halt delivery of license plates

Tesla has filed a lawsuit against the Swedish Transport Agency as striking workers in the Scandinavian country halted the delivery of license plates of new vehicles manufactured by the Texas-based automaker, reported Sweden's Dagens Industri on Monday. Mikael Andersson, a press spokesman for the agency, told local broadcaster SVT that the lawsuit was filed early morning so we have not seen it yet. We need to hear their reasoning first before we can give any further comment, Andersson told SVT. Leading business paper Dagens Industri reported that Tesla which is non-unionized globally was suing the government agency because not accessing the registration plates constitutes an unlawful discriminatory attack directed at Tesla. On October 27, 130 members of the powerful metalworkers' union IF Metall walked out at seven workshops across the country where the popular electric cars are serviced, demanding that the carmaker sign a collective bargaining agreement, which most employees in .

Ford executive chair Bill Ford calls on autoworkers to end strike

Ford Motor Co. Executive Chairman Bill Ford called on autoworkers to come together to end a monthlong strike that he says could cost the company the ability to invest in the future. In a rare speech during contract talks in the company's hometown of Dearborn, Michigan, Ford said high labour costs could limit the company's ability to make future investments. If we lose it, we will lose to the competition. America loses. Many jobs will be lost, said the great grandson of company founder Henry Ford. The company, he said, builds more vehicles in America and has more United Auto Workers employees than any company as he called for an end to what he said was an acrimonious strike. The company is near an impasse with the United Auto Workers union, which walked out in targeted strikes at all three Detroit automakers on September 15. Last week 8,700 union members walked out at the largest and most profitable Ford plant in the world, the Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville. After the walkout,