Dear Comrades,
New Delhi, September 4, 2012(PTI):
Trade unions have jointly called a countrywide two-day strike from February 20
next year to highlight the burning issues facing the common people.
The national convention
participated by workers from all sectors have expressed their concern and
anguish at the total non-response of the government to address the burning
issues, said a release.
The five-point demand jointly
formulated by trade unions sought urgent measures to curb prices, employment
generation, enforcement of labour laws, social security cover for organised and
unorganised workers and stoppages of divestment in state-run PSUs.
As per the action plan, trade
unions including AITUC, CITU, INTUC, BMS and HMS have called for mass
satyagraha on December 18-19 across the country.
It has also called for a
march to Parliament on December 20.
