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Time of India
16-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
AICCTU nat'l meet chalks out plan for July 9 strike
Ranchi: Two-day national executive meet of All India Central Council of Trade Unions (AICCTU) concluded on Monday with a decision to conduct a country-wide campaign from June 20 to ensure the success of the national strike on July 9. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Around 80 AICCTU members, including national president V Shankar, participated in the event. A total of 10 central trade union have called the strike in support of their demands including withdrawal of four labour codes, govt recognition and payment of Rs 28,000 per month to rasoiyas, and scheme workers, implementation of old pension scheme for govt employees, stopping contractual system of employment, creation of employment opportunities, discontinuation of privatization and others. The meeting also discussed the progress of AICCTU including its membership drives across the country. AICCTU state secretary Subhendu Sen said his union had membership of 9.50 lakh in the country and 1.20 lakh in Jharkhand in Feb. "We have planned to make members among the unorganised workers in coal sector and also among contractual workers in the state. We would also form district committees in at least 21 districts of the state. Presently we have only nine district committees."
Time of India
19-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Trade unions to hold rally today
Ranchi: Jharkhand's joint front of central trade unions (CTUs) and independent federations on Monday stated that in view of prevailing situation following Pahalgam incident and operation Sindoor , 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.
