Latest update: Bharat Band for 2 days, i.e. on 28th and 29th march 2022. Bank striked. A joint forum of the central unions issued an invitation for a nationwide strike on March 28 and 29. However, daily activities are less likely to be hit.
A March 22 statement from the forum said roads, transport workers and electricity workers had decided to join the strike despite the forthcoming ESMA threat (Haryana and Chandigarh, respectively). The central unions that are members of this forum are joint ventures with Hind Mazdoor Sabha (HMS), Center of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC), All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC), Self Employed Women’s Association. (SEWA), All India United Trade Union Center (AIUTUC), Trade Union Coordination Center (TUCC), All India Central Council of Trade Unions (AICCTU), Labor Progressive Federation (LPF) and United Trade Union Congress (UTUC).
Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh has decided not to join the strike.
Hotels Will Be Open
To date, hotel associations have not commented on their position on the matter. It looks like restaurants will work as normal in most parts of the country.
Will Bus and Train Services Hit?
The forum said transport officials had extended support. However, online booking of bus and train tickets is still ongoing. Therefore, transportation service is almost impossible. Any progress in this regard will be reviewed here.
Banks Closed
In opposition to the Institute’s move to privatize the ban on state-owned enterprises and the Banking Laws Amendment Bill 2021, banking unions have extended their support to the band. The strike notices were issued by unions in sectors such as coal, iron ore, oil, telecom, post office, income tax, copper, insurance among other things, it said.
Government of Bengal Order
The West Bengal government has asked all its employees to report to work during the 48-hour national strike on March 28 and 29, otherwise they will be notified. TMC dispensation, which opposed the bandh as its official policy, said no leave would be given to employees other than emergencies such as illness or the death of a family.
Many trade unions, including those of the Left Front and Congress but which restrict those under the BJP and TMC, have called for a two-day strike across the country against the Institute’s economic policies.
In a statement issued to Secretary of State Nabanna, Secretary-General Manoj Pant stated that any employee who stays away from work for two days or any days without permission will be required to comment.
“As a result of the announcement by various unions regarding the 48-hour strike nationwide on March 28 and 29, 2022, it has been decided that all provincial government offices should remain open and that all employees will be on duty on those days. . .
“It has been determined that no leave or other leave of absence for the first or second half or for the whole day shall be granted to any employee on the dates listed above,” the notice said.
He said the absence of workers for the two days would be considered ‘dies-non’ and no pay would be allowed unless it was due to hospitalization, bereavement, multiple illnesses, or staff during childbirth, childcare, medical treatment or leave before March 25.
All relevant Heads of Offices / Regulatory Authorities will issue a Show-Cause notice to the affected staff, who will be absent on March 28, 2022 and March 29, 2022 or in any of these 2 (two) days, asking him to explain that why he will not be prosecuted for his unauthorized.
The unions in the railway and defense sectors will be mobilizing to support the strike in a few hundred areas, a combined platform of central unions.
The meeting recognized the fact that it was confirmed by the results of the recent national elections, the BJP government in the middle of the country has intensified its attacks on working people, reducing interest rates on EPF collections by 8.1 percent from 8.5 percent, sudden increase in petrol, LPG, paraffin, CNG etc., took steps to launch their monetary system (PSU land bundles) but were held back only due to the worsening inflation and declining stock markets.
The unions also sent strike notices in sectors such as coal, iron ore, oil, telephone, mail, income tax, copper, banks, and insurance, the statement added. It also said that unions in the railway and defense sectors were planning to bring together more people who support the strike in hundreds of places.
Trade unions at the federal level were asked to join a strike to oppose Central Government’s anti-workers policies, an example of which is the four workers’ principles.
Kerala HC Blocks 5 Unions in BPCL, Kochi, Strikes
Meanwhile, the Kerala High Court on Friday barred five unions from Barat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), Kochi, from participating in a March 28 and 29 national strike called by a federation.
In response to a request by the BPCL to challenge unions in a joint venture, Justice Amit Rawal issued an interim order barring unions from joining the strike from 7am to 7am on March 30.
In his application, Chief General Manager in-charge (HR) Kurian P Alappat stated that under the provisions of Section 22 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, strikes and closures in respect of public services were not permitted during the meeting. dependence on any conciliation measures.
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