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Blinkit gig workers go on strike demanding better pay, cotton uniforms: report

Blinkit gig workers went on a strike in Varanasi this weekend
Updated on Apr 29, 2025 09:35 AM IST

Truckers across K'taka go on indefinite strike over fuel prices and toll issues

One of the primary triggers for the protest is the sharp increase in diesel prices, attributed to a steep rise in Karnataka’s Value Added Tax (VAT).
Updated on Apr 15, 2025 05:04 PM IST

Mizoram: Over 10,000 govt workers under centrally sponsored schemes begin strike

Mizoram officials in a huddle over the strike. (All India Radio)
Updated on Apr 15, 2025 03:14 PM IST

Travel chaos in Greece: Flights cancelled, ferries stopped amid national strike

A man waits at the central railway station as Greek private and public sector unions called a 24-hour strike over high cost of living in Thessaloniki, on April 9, 2025. The strike, which affects particularly transport, is the second in Greece since the beginning of the year, to demand wage increases in the face of the high cost of living.
Updated on Apr 09, 2025 02:49 PM IST

The Atlantic releases US' Yemen attack plans leaked on Signal: 5 key takeaways

A journalist was added to a Signal chat group with top US officials where plans for strikes on the Houthi in Yemen were being discussed
Updated on Mar 27, 2025 04:45 AM IST

Study reveals dancing is better at beating stress than regular exercise

Dancing demands a combination of coordination, balance and creativity.
Updated on Mar 21, 2025 11:14 AM IST

Bank union forum calls for nationwide strike on March 24 and 25

The demands raised included filling up the workmen and officer director posts in public sector banks, along with resolving residual issues with the IBA and amending the Gratuity Act to raise the ceiling to 25 lakh, aligning it with the scheme for government employees and seeking exemption from income tax.
Published on Mar 17, 2025 03:18 PM IST

Bank unions to go on with plans for strike on March 24-25 as talks with IBA fail

The unions have also sought the withdrawal of recent directives from the Department of Financial Services (DFS) regarding performance reviews.
Published on Mar 14, 2025 01:22 PM IST

Air travel crisis: Here’s why airports in Germany are a no-go zone right now

A terminal of the Berlin-Brandenburg airport is empty during the airports warning strike, Germany, Monday, March 10, 2025.
Updated on Mar 10, 2025 04:32 PM IST

Punjab: Roadways’ contractual staff defer strike after govt’s regularisation promise

Punjab advocate general (AG) Gurminder Singh, and senior officials of the transport department were present in the meeting with the union’s representatives on Monday. (HT File)
Published on Feb 18, 2025 08:32 AM IST

Ludhiana: Commuters hassled on Day 2 of state bus strike

Commuters stranded at the bus strike in Ludhiana on Tuesday. (HT Photo)
Updated on Jan 08, 2025 05:32 AM IST

Commuters bear the brunt as state-run buses stay off roads in Punjab

Passengers stranded at the bus stand during the strike in Amritsar on Monday. (Sameer Sehgal/HT)
Updated on Jan 07, 2025 08:12 AM IST

Passengers bear brunt as bus services hit in Punjab’s Doaba

A crowded bus stand due to the strike called by contractual employees of state transport undertakings (STUs) Pepsu Road Transport Corporation (PRTC), Punjab Roadways and Punbus on Monday. (Sameer Sehgal/HT)
Published on Jan 06, 2025 04:13 PM IST

Contractual employees of Punjab Roadways, PRTC begin 3-day strike; bus services hit

Contractual employees of Punjab Roadways raising slogans during a protest at the Amritsar bus depot on Monday. (Sameer Sehgal/HT)
Published on Jan 06, 2025 12:45 PM IST

Israeli forces raid Gaza hospital; health ministry says staff out of contact

A portion of the Kamal Adwan Hospital, one of three medical facilities on Gaza's northern border, was set on fire after Israeli soldiers invaded it on Friday, forcing hundreds of people to evacuate and dozens of patients to leave.
Published on Dec 28, 2024 05:38 AM IST

Starbucks workers expand strike to major US cities including New York

Workers picket in front of a Starbucks in the Brooklyn borough in New York, U.S. December 23, 2024. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
Published on Dec 23, 2024 11:58 PM IST

Starbucks strike: Why are the company's employees in the US protesting?

Former employees and supporters join unionized Starbucks employees as they carry signs in support of a strike, outside of a Starbucks store in Arlington, Virginia, on November 16, 2023
Published on Dec 21, 2024 05:09 PM IST

Amazon workers' strikes threaten timely holiday deliveries in Metro Detroit

A historic Amazon workers' strike began today, coinciding with the holiday rush, potentially affecting deliveries nationwide as workers demand better conditions and fair wages. REUTERS/Daniel Cole
Updated on Dec 19, 2024 09:14 PM IST

Governor intervenes to break PU deadlock, fresh exam schedule to be announced

Bihar Governor with the Patna University VC, and employee representatives after holding talks late Thursday evening.
Published on Dec 13, 2024 04:43 PM IST

Chandigarh: PGIMER clears dues of outsourced employees

In an office order released by the hospital, a sanction of over 22.5 lakh was provided in favour of M/s BVG India Ltd on account of disbursing the arrears to outsourced housekeeping workers for the period November 2018 to December 2023 for providing services at PGIMER Chandigarh and the hospital’s satellite centre in Sangrur. (HT Photo)
Published on Dec 13, 2024 08:53 AM IST

Bihar’s premiere PU under locks for a week, exams derailed as deadlock continues

The Wednesday’s talks between the university authorities and the association leaders at scheduled 2 pm, which was fixed on Tuesday, could not take place, as they did not turn up.
Published on Dec 11, 2024 08:18 PM IST

Boeing strike barrels on after 64% of workers reject the 35% wage uptick offer

A Boeing 737 MAX sits outside the hangar during a media tour of the Boeing 737 MAX at the Boeing plant in Renton, Washington December 8, 2015.
Published on Oct 24, 2024 01:23 PM IST

Boeing to increase wages by 35% and up bonuses to end strike now in second month

FILE PHOTO: A Boeing 737 MAX sits outside the hangar during a media tour of the Boeing 737 MAX at the Boeing plant in Renton, Washington December 8, 2015.
Published on Oct 20, 2024 08:40 AM IST

Chandigarh: PGI workers end strike, OPDs to resume from October 18

The attendants at PGIMER, Chandigarh, who initiated the strike on October 10, were demanding the release of long-pending arrears amounting to approximately 30 crore. (HT Photo)
Updated on Oct 18, 2024 09:54 AM IST

Chandigarh: After HC rap, PGI outsourced workers end strike

The attendants, who had been on strike since October 10, were demanding the release of pending arrears amounting to about 30 crore. (HTPhoto)
Updated on Oct 17, 2024 11:49 AM IST

Samsung India workers end month-long strike: ‘Welfare measures agreed’

Samsung Electronics' month-long strike in southern India has concluded as workers agreed to welfare measures. Tamil Nadu's industry minister confirmed the resumption of work, while Samsung India reassured it would enhance conditions in its Chennai factory amid rising employee dissatisfaction.
Published on Oct 16, 2024 09:16 AM IST

As outsourced employees strike continues, PGI suspends elective surgeries, new registrations at OPD

PGI attendants protesting outside the PGI director’s office last week. (Ravi Kumar/HT)
Updated on Oct 14, 2024 06:24 AM IST

Chandigarh: Sanitation crisis worsens at PGI amid outsourced workers’ strike

A doctor in the emergency, speaking anonymously, said the situation is spiraling out of control as cleaning routines are disrupted at PGIMER, Chandigarh. (HT Photo)
Updated on Oct 13, 2024 05:40 AM IST

Boeing halts talks, withdraws pay offer to striking union

Boeing has pulled its pay proposal for 33,000 factory workers as a strike continues. Talks with union representatives ended without resolution, and Boeing is now seeking alternative funding amid financial challenges. The union is demanding a significant pay increase and pension restoration.
Published on Oct 09, 2024 09:20 AM IST

Reconsider decision: Senior Bengal doctors ask junior docs to scale down strike

Members of Bengal Junior Doctors' Front and others take part in a mega rally on October 2 to demand justice for the trainee doctor who was raped and killed at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata (PTI)
Published on Oct 03, 2024 07:54 PM IST