STRUGGLE NOTES

Pay Revision Announced: Teachers Withdraw Strike


With the approval of the pay revision for the central university teachers by the Union cabinet and the Lok Sabha, the ongoing indefinite strike has been suspended.

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The 12th All India General Strike


Labour File News Service

Work at the industrial establishments across the country ground to a standstill on 20 August 2008 when workers unanimously decided to respond to the strike call given by the Sponsoring Committee of Trade Unions.

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Tamil Nadu Temple Workers` Protest


Labour File News Service

Raising a 25-point charter of demands, workers belonging to the Tamil Nadu Temple Workers` Union observed a one-day dharna on 13 October 2008 in various places in Tamil Nadu. Two of the demands of the protestors were an increase in their salaries, based on the income of the temples, and that the employment of the daily wage workers and those drawing consolidated pay be made permanent.

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Power-loom Workers` Strike Called Off


Labour File News Service

The 13-day-old strike of the power-loom workers in Tamil Nadu, demanding wage hike, was called off at midnight on 28 August 2008 when the tripartite talks convened by the Tamil Nadu government reached a consensus.

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