Trade unions to hold rally today
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, the general strike called on May 20 by their organisations to press for 17-point demands has been postponed to June 6.
State level leaders of the CTUs and federations said that their organizations would, however, hold demonstrations and take out processions in Ranchi city on Tuesday.
State general secretary of All India Trade Union Congress, Ashok Yadav, said, "The centre should not consider our decision to postpone the strike as our weakness. We would organize a more widespread protest on June 6." TNN
All India Central Council of Trade Unions state secretary Subhendu Sen said, "Despite the call for the strike, the centre and several state governments have continued their attack on the workers. The central government has not even called the trade union for a meeting on the issues."
Leaders of Indian National Trade Union Congress, Centre of Indian Trade Unions, Bank Employees Federation of India and other organizations were present in the media briefing.
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