While demanding an increase in income tax exemption limit, the trade unions suggested that the rates of personal and corporate income tax for those in high income brackets should also be enhanced.
Central trade unions on Wednesday decided to hold a nationwide demonstration on January 20 against the government's notification of 8.5 per cent EPF rate for the current fiscal.
Major central trade unions, including financial institutions and state and central government employees associations, will go on a nationwide strike on February 24.
Employees of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd will strike work on May 21 in response to a call by central trade unions to protest government's privatisation policy.\n\n\n\n
The minister said Industrial Disputes Act provides for constituting different authorities to ensure harmonious industrial relations and prevent strikes and lockouts.
Leaders of major central trade unions on Wednesday made a strong demand before Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for restoring the interest rate on Employees Provident Fund to 12 per cent
Finding that the draft common minimum programme was "inadequate", the central trade unions on Monday said it was not "acceptable" to them and laid out over a dozen demands to the new government headed by Prime Minster Manmohan Singh.
Ten trade unions with a combined membership of 15 crore workers in public and private sector, including banks and insurance companies, are on a nationwide strike to protest against changes in the labour laws.
All India Trade Union Congress General Secretary Gurudas Dasgupta said the Common Minimun Programme was 'inadequate' and not 'acceptable'.
The government on Thursday said divestment in Nalco was not being pursued at the current juncture although it had earlier decided in 2001 to sell equity through domestic and overseas public offer and strategic sale.
Operations in refineries, pipelines, production units and commercial offices of public sector oil companies were on Tuesday affected due to a day-long strike by about 300,000 workers protesting Centre's move to divest.
Trade, transport and hotels form a major part of the country's GDP and these sectors were crippled by the strike
The major central trade unions demanded that the Centre take steps to "negate" the impact of the SC judgement banning strike by government employees. They will also observe the opening day of budget session of Parliament as national protest day.
The staff and officers of banks and insurance companies are expected to go on a day long strike following a call by major central trade unions on Tuesday (February 24) demanding a wage revision.
The anti-labour policies of the government will leave the employees in the lurch and take away all their safeguards, says V K Gupta, Delhi convenor of United Forum of Bank Unions.
In a resolution passed at its national assembly in Haridwar, the SJM said the Modi government's proposed strategic divestment of PSEs was an "imprudent business decision" and "against national interest".
The unions term the introduction of fixed-term employment as a 'modern labour slavery system' introduced through the 'back door'.
In all, 14 unions representing bank employees and officers will be supporting the day-long stir.
The amendment bill will be made effective from April 1, 2015.
The bill also seeks to enhance the eligibility limit for payment of bonus from the salary or wage of an employee from Rs 10,000 per month to Rs 21,000.
'COVID-19 is just an excuse to pass anti-labour laws.'
The decision to drop the proposal was taken last month during a meeting that Finance Minister Arun Jaitley held with labour ministry officials.
They, however, called off their nationwide strike
So how is it going to affect the common citizen?
Though buses and trains plied normally in Bengal and TN, office attendance was less.
10 central trade unions have called a nationwide shutdown against 'anti-worker policies' of the central government. Apart from being successful in Bengal, Kerala and NE states, the bandh has also got support from Cong leader Rahul Gandhi and Shiv Sena in Maharashtra.
BMS, a union affiliated to RSS, plans rally at Delhi's Ramlila Ground on Nov 17; SJM to protest on Oct 29.
Trade unions reiterate the call for countrywide general strike on September 2 against the "anti-worker and anti-people policies" of the government.
Trade union leaders claimed that the strike would be even bigger than the one last year as the number of striking workers is expected to swell to 18 crore
Banking services across the country were hit on Wednesday by the day-long strike by 10 central trade unions and 14 bank unions, but workers of largest lender SBI and a few other banks stayed off the agitation.
Unfazed by the stalemate over the Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti issue, government has lined up a heavy legislative agenda in Parliament this week including a bill seeking to replace coal blocks allocation ordinance.
President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday gave his assent to Rajasthan's amendment to three laws -- the Factories Act, Industrial Dispute Act and Contract Labour Act.
The Centre has, however, retained its proposal to curb flash strikes as workers in all factories will be required to give employers a strike notice of at least two weeks after the Bill becomes a law.
The decision to suspend this benefit will hit 32 lakh pensioners.
The 24-hour transport strike began on Thursday, affecting normal life in several parts of the country including in Kerala and Karnataka, even as the Centre asked private operators and employees of state transport authorities to call off their strike.
Says govt offer a positive move and Wednesday's one-day stir should be deferred; others not impressed enough, especially Left
Facing flak over its decision to impose tax at the time of withdrawal on 60 per cent of the contributions to Employees' Provident Fund, the government on Tuesday clarified that only interest accrued on 60 per cent contribution to EPF after April 1, 2016 will be taxed.
The two major railway unions have proposed to the government an unprecedented alternative to privatisation or inviting foreign investment, to help raise funds and improve revenue.
'You cannot treat workers like beggars.'
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