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Uttar Pradesh 36 power worker accidents in 37 days leave 22 dead; union announces statewide protest

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


Gig workers hold nationwide strike after fuel price hike; demand Rs 20 per km minimum pay [Counterview] 17-05-2026


Nationwide Gig Workers’ Strike Sees 60% Participation; GIPSWU Warns of Escalation if Demands Ignored [Countercurrents] 17-05-2026


Gig workers call 5-hour nationwide shutdown, seek Rs 20 per km [Lokmat Times] 16-05-2026


Rajasthan Ajmer sanitation workers’ strike enters third day:Garbage piles up as 2,400 employees demand pending payments [Bhaskar] 14-05-2026



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Maharashtra RTO employees to hold statewide strike on June 9, indefinite stir from June 16 2026-06-08 [Mid Day]

Haryana Mill workers stage first strike in 5 decades 2026-06-08 [TOI]

Jammu and Kashmir Sanitation workers protest in Doda, demand regularisation and better employment benefits 2026-06-04 [Lokmat Times]

Kerala State to witness hartal-like situation on February 12; shops, markets will remain closed 2026-05-31 [Kaumudi]

Himachal Pradesh CITU Leaders Detained for Disrupting Shimla Municipal Meeting 2026-05-31 [Devi Discourse]

Youth Congress Launches ‘Gig Workers’ Nyay Campaign’, Seeks National Law 2026-05-31 [The Clarion]

Himachal Pradesh Shimla administration bans sanitation workers’ strike under Essential Services Act 2026-05-30 [The News Mill]

Karnataka KSRTC employees union withdraws support for Karnataka transport strike 2026-05-30 [The News Mill]

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

Assam Humid Heat is Pushing Tea Workers to the Brink 2026-05-30 [NewsGram]

Major film union in India calls for boycott of superstar Ranveer Singh 2026-05-27 [BBC]

Karnataka Garments workers cry foul over minimum wage revision 2026-05-25 [DH]

Punjab Contract workers call off 3-day bus strike, Ludhiana relieved along with rest of Punjab 2026-05-25 [The Times]

Karnataka Textile workers’ union slams Karnataka govt for exclusion from wage revision 2026-05-25 [The Times]

SBI Branch Strike Status: May 25 and 26 Nationwide Shutdown Deferred 2026-05-25 [Business League]

Maharashtra Sanitation Workers Demand Retirement Benefits And End To Exploitation In Memorandum Submitted To Maharashtra Safai Karmachari Commission 2026-05-23 [The Free Press Journal]

Tamil Nadu Women garment workers protest transport cuts, allege harsh conditions at MEPZ unit 2026-05-23 [The Hindu]

Tamil Nadu Cleanliness workers put pressure on CM Vijay to fulfil poll promises 2026-05-21 [DTNext]

Haryana Historic Triumph in Haryana: CITU Salutes the Resolute Struggle and Militant Unity of Striking Workers 2026-05-20 [CITU]

Tamil Nadu High Court restrains transport unions from resorting to strike 2026-05-19 [The Hindu]

Tamil Nadu TASMAC employees resort to flash strike in Mayiladuthurai over police case 2026-05-19 [The Hindu]

Andhra Pradesh Mid-day meal workers in Andhra Pradesh seek reinstatement and unpaid wages 2026-05-19 [The News Mill]

Himachal Pradesh Employees’ strike affects door-to-door garbage collection in Shimla 2026-05-17 [The Times]

Nationwide Gig Workers’ Strike Sees 60% Participation; GIPSWU Warns of Escalation if Demands Ignored 2026-05-17 [Countercurrents]

Gig workers hold nationwide strike after fuel price hike; demand Rs 20 per km minimum pay 2026-05-17 [Counterview]

Gig workers’ union calls for five-hour shutdown over rising fuel costs; protest on Saturday 2026-05-16 [The Economic Times]

Gig workers call 5-hour nationwide shutdown, seek Rs 20 per km 2026-05-16 [Lokmat Times]

Rajasthan Ajmer sanitation workers’ strike enters third day:Garbage piles up as 2,400 employees demand pending payments 2026-05-14 [Bhaskar]

Haryana Sanitation Workers End Two-Week Strike After Government Accepts Key Demands 2026-05-14 [ETV Bharat]

Haryana Trade unions protest labour codes, accuse govt of repression 2026-05-14 [The Times]

Haryana Sonipat sanitation strike: Workers block bulldozers 2026-05-13 [The Times]

Punjab Contract transport staff to go on three-day strike 2026-05-13 [The Times]

Punjab Municipal Employees’ Strike Enters Third Day in Phagwara; Garbage Heaps Trigger Public Concern 2026-05-13 [The Express News]

Himachal Pradesh If salaries are not paid on time, HRTC employees will stop work: Union warns management after gate meeting in Shimla 2026-05-13 [ANI]

Haryana Workers Detained, Magistrates Deployed: Haryana's Response to Sanitation Workers' Strike 2026-05-13 [The Wire]

Karnataka CITU stages protest against new Labour Codes 2026-05-13 [The Hindu]

Indian trade unions mobilize in solidarity with low-wage workers 2026-05-13 [PD]

SBI workers in India announce nationwide strike following two years of unresolved issues 2026-05-13 [UNI Global Union]

Haryana Sanitation workers' strike extended till May 14; leaves Karnal roads choked with garbage 2026-05-11 [The Tribune]

Andhra Pradesh Midday Meal Workers Union opposes handing of scheme to Akshaya Patra Foundation in Visakhapatnam 2026-05-11 [The Hindu]

Maharashtra Mumbai: Railway unions commemorate 1974 strike anniversary 2026-05-09 [Mid-day]

Haryana Karnal sanitation workers extend strike, ‘jhadu uthao’ protest on May 8 2026-05-09 [The Tribune]

Gujarat Labor Conference on International Workers' Day, Voices Raised Against New Labor Code 2026-05-09 [Loktej]

Telangana Food delivery worker alleges police assault; gig workers union writes to NHRC 2026-05-09 [The Times]

Haryana In Sirsa, garbage piles up on streets, markets as sanitary workers remain on strike 2026-05-07 [TRI]

Karnataka RTC employees protest demanding arrears, pay hike 2026-05-06 [Deccan Herald]

SBI employees’ 2-day strike on May 25 and 26 2026-05-06 [ET]

Punjab Transport workers announce strike calendar, demand release of jailed colleagues 2026-05-05 [The Times]

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