Over 1,700 insurance employees strike work in northeast

August 19th, 2009 KOLKATA - Around 270,000 employees of state-run telecom giant Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) went on strike for two days starting Wednesday, demanding a bigger hike in wages than had been offered. "Around 20,000 BSNL engineers and 250,000 group C and D employees have gone on a strike for two days (Aug 19, 20)," senior member of BSNL Employees Union Dilip Das told IANS.

August 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Bank employees on Saturday resumed work after a two-day strike by public sector bank employees union. The Indian Bank Association (IBA) on Friday reportedly agreed to the demand of the ank employees for 17.5 per cent hike in their salaries.

August 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Employees of public sector banks across the country went on a two day strike from today to press for their demands, as per the recommendations of the sixth pay commission. Bank employees unions decided to observe nation wide strike after talks with the government and the Indian Bank's Association (IBA) collapsed on Wednesday.

July 14th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Uttar Pradesh Roadways employees have gone on strike since this morning. This is the second time in last five days that the employees have gone on strike.

April 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A planned nationwide two-day strike by 15,000 airport employees from Thursday midnight has been called off after the government agreed to discuss their grievances, a civil aviation ministry spokesperson said. 'The strike, called by the employees of the Airports Authority of India (AAI), has been called off,' the official said.

February 28th, 2009 PATNA - More than 300,000 Bihar government employees who had struck work for 33 days will not receive their salaries for this period as the state government has taken a 'no work no pay' stance. 'The government is firm on not paying them salaries to ensure its policy of 'no work no pay',' an official of the state finance department said, adding that a letter to this effect had already been issued.

February 17th, 2009 SRINAGAR/JAMMU - The Jammu and Kashmir government Wednesday accepted employees' demand for the implementation of the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations, ending a three-day strike in offices. The decision follows talks between a five-member team of cabinet ministers led by Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Rather and 30 members of the Joint Coordination Committee of employees in Jammu.

February 15th, 2009 JAMMU - More than 450,000 government employees across Jammu and Kashmir Monday began a three-day strike demanding the implementation of the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations in the state. Work in the civil secretariat, educational institutions and medical services have came to a complete halt.

February 8th, 2009 PATNA - A 33-day-old indefinite strike by over 300,000 Bihar government employees ended Monday evening following a Patna High Court order. The end of the strike came as a big relief to the state government as it had badly affected the functioning of the offices and delayed development schemes for over a month.

February 6th, 2009 PATNA - A month after over 300,000 of its employees went on strike, the Bihar government has decided to dismiss them, officials said Saturday. The government would begin to serve dismissal notices to striking employees Saturday, said Amir Subhani, secretary, Personnel and Administrative Reforms department.

January 12th, 2009 PATNA - The indefinite strike by more than 300,000 government employees in Bihar, which entered its seventh day Tuesday, has badly affected the functioning of government departments across the state. Most of the government offices, particularly the treasury and registration departments, wore a deserted look as employees kept away.

January 7th, 2009 PATNA - An indefinite strike by more than 300,000 government employees in Bihar, which entered its second day Thursday, is likely to go on as the state government has taken a tough stand and decided not to concede their demands. The employees went on indefinite strike Wednesday, demanding implementation of the recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission in 'letter and spirit' after failure of talks with Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi, who also holds the finance portfolio.

January 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Oil sector strike seems set to go ahead from Wednesday, with both the government and employees of the public sector oil companies staying adamant on their respective positions. The Oil Sectors Officers Association (OSOA), representing around 45,000 public sector employees in 14 organisations, called for an indefinite strike from Wednesday demanding higher wages.

January 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Airline operators Tuesday said they have a contingency plan with oil companies for uninterrupted supply of aviation fuel to tide over any crisis if oil sector employees go on strike. The Oil Sector Officers' Association (OSOA), an umbrella organisation representing 45,000 oil sector employees, has threatened strike from Wednesday demanding higher wages.

December 22nd, 2008 KOLKATA - Around 99 percent of Kolkata-based National Insurance Corp and 76 percent of General Insurance Corp non-management staff stayed away from work Tuesday in support of a nationwide insurance sector strike. Employees unions claimed 98 percent of Life Insurance Corp's non-management staff in the eastern region also participated in the strike.