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36 power worker accidents in 37 days leave 22 dead; union announces statewide protest 2026-05-30 [The Times]

CASR Condemns Crackdown on Workers, Trade Union Activists; Alleges ‘Mastermind’ Narrative to Criminalize Protests 2026-04-21 [The Mooknayak]

Noida workers, police clashes continue for third day 2026-04-16 [The Telegraph]

Noida workers, police clashes continue for third day 2026-04-16 [The Telegraph]

Industrial workers say wage hikes trail rise in cost of living; factories stay shut after protests 2026-04-15 [The Indian Express]

Noida workers continue protests amid trade union talks with govt; stone-pelting, arson incidents reported 2026-04-15 [The Hindustan Times]

Noida limps back to normal amid heavy security after violent worker protests 2026-04-15 [The Indian Express]

UP hikes minimum wages by 21% after Noida protests; Here’s what workers will now earn 2026-04-14 [Mathrubhumi]

Low wages, no HR support, rising anger: Workers take protest to streets 2026-04-14 [ETHRWorld]

Noida workers’ protest continues despite revised pay; 300+ arrested 2026-04-14 [HT]

Government hikes minimum wages across categories amid Noida protest 2026-04-14 [TOI]

Stones Pelted, Vehicles Set On Fire: Why Protests By Noida Workers Turned Violent 2026-04-13 [News18]

Arson, stone-throwing, traffic chaos in Noida workers’ protest over pay 2026-04-13 [Express News Service]

Workers’ protest over wage hike turns violent in Noida, vehicles torched 2026-04-13 [The Hindu]

Sanitation workers announce boycott after alleged assault on woman worker 2026-02-28 [The Pioneer]

UPGBEU Extends Support to January 27, 2026 One-Day Bank Strike 2026-01-21 [The Kanal]

Gorakhpur Junction: 300 Laundry Workers Protest Over Unpaid Wages Ahead Of Diwali 2025-10-16 [The Daily Jagran]

27 lakhs workers protest against privatization of 42 districts 2025-05-30 [UNI]

Five workers die after inhaling fumes at rice mill 2025-04-25 [PTI]

Photo essay: Inside a plant nursery in Uttar Pradesh 2025-01-14 [IDR]

Several workers feared trapped, 23 injured as under-construction lintel collapses in UP's Kannauj 2025-01-12 [Times of India]

Two dozen workers were trapped after an under-construction roof slab of the railway station collapses 2025-01-12 [News18]

3 workers die of suffocation inside diesel chamber in Barabanki factory 2024-10-01 [PTI]

3 workers in sewer tank electrocuted 2024-06-09 [TNN]

Uttar Pradesh journalist shot, another assaulted 2024-05-16 [IFJ]

ASHA workers to stage demonstration from Feb 15 over pay hike 2024-02-12 [HT]

Authorities Suspend 18 Smarak Samiti Employees Amid Protests for Unfulfilled Demands 2024-01-06 [The Mooknayak]

Smarak Samiti employees boycott work to press their demands 2024-01-01 [The Mooknayak]

'We Want Better Pay': Women Emergency Helpline Workers Stage Protest in Lucknow 2023-11-07 [The Quint]

Left Wins Ordnance Factory Dum Dum Election 2023-09-18 [Newsclick]

2 workers killed, 1 injured in explosion at spare-parts factory in Noida 2023-08-23 [PTI]

Ghaziabad: Three workers injured in fire at factory operating in residential area 2023-08-09 [HT]

From child labourer to certified skilled worker: How unions improve children's lives 2023-06-14 [BWI]

Around 10 Lakh State Employees Plan Strike on May 18 Over OPS, Pay Commission Recommendations 2023-04-30 [Newsclick]

Power Employees Hold Demonstration Against 'Breach Of Promise' By UPPCL 2023-03-26 [Newsclick]

UPPCL Strike Called Off, UP Govt Assures to Implement Dec 3 Agreement 2023-03-21 [Newsclick]

Electricity Strike: Why UP electricity dept workers are protesting? Allahabad High Court issues warrant against union leaders 2023-03-19 [Zee]

Months After Protest, Govt Hikes 16 Paisa/km for UPSRTC Contract Drivers; Union Cry Foul 2023-01-08 [Newsclick]

Streetlight workers on inLucknow 2022-12-09 [NEWSClick]

Power employees call off strike after management accedes to some of their demands 2022-12-04 [The Times]

employees of UP Power Corporation Limited start indefinite strike over pay scales 2022-11-30 [NewsClick]

Congress joins state employees in condemning Yogi govt's drive against senior staff 2018-07-10 [Natl Herald]

12 people killed, 21 injured in explosion at factory 2022-06-06 [PTI]

Uttar Pradesh registers 8.22 crore unorganized workers, highest in India: Official 2022-03-07 [IE]

Contractual Workers of UP Power Sector Not Paid for 2 Months, Threaten to Boycott Work 2021-08-22 [Newsclick]

CITU, AIKS, AIAWU and AIDWA demand TIME bound effective enquiry of Hathras case under the supervision of supreme court 2020-10-05 [CITU]

Uttar Pradesh Govt Slaps ESMA as 20 Lakh Employees on Strike demanding Old Pension Scheme 2019-02-06 [The Wire]

Six Bengal workers perish in UP cave-in 2018-08-01 [Telegraph]

Ahmedabad: Garbage piles on as strike by safai workers enters day 2 2018-07-24 [The Week]

This month in labour history

This month in labour history

3-06-1977 Police opened fire on a workers' demonstration, killing 12. Thousands of workers from the Bhilai Steel plant and mines had been demonstrating at the police station where strike leader Shankar Guha Niyogi was being held following his arrest. [more]

29-06-1928 The South Indian Railway strike begins. The bosses respond with a lock-out and the colonial government unleashes severe, violent repression. [more]