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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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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]

Rajasthan Civil rights groups demand ₹800 minimum wage, MGNREGA restoration 2026-05-05 [The Times]

Karnataka Protective measures urged for sanitation workers 2026-05-05 [The Mirror]

West Bengal Tea workers invoke ILO Article 24, allege systemic labour rights violations 2026-05-04 [Down to Earth]

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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]