Nine hundred and ninety one Anganwadi workers and helpers have been terminated until March 14, according to the submission of the Delhi government in the Delhi High Court. According to the Delhi State Anganwadi Workers and Helpers Union (DSAWHU), the notices received by workers state that their services are being terminated for being an “active part of the strike, agitation and dharna”.
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Struggle of Rail workers of Canada
More than 3000 railway workers of the Canadian Pacific Railways (CP) are waging a struggle for a new agreement with the company on wages, pensions, other benefits, and work rules. The workers are locomotive engineers, conductors, train and yard workers. According to the workers, the earlier agreement between their union, the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC), and the company expired on December 31, 2021
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Nurses of Covid facility at LNJP Hospital protest against termination notice
Nearly 100 nurses employed at the COVID centre affiliated to the Lok Nayak Jaiprakash Narayan Hospital (LNJP / LNH), have been issued notices on March 3, stating that their services will stand terminated after March 31. The nurses have been on dharna at the gates of LNJP Hospital, since the beginning of March, demanding that they be re-instated.
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Convention of Electricity Employees and Engineers
The NCCOEEE (National Coordination Committee of Electricity Employees and Engineers) held a convention on March 19, 2022 at Chandigarh. The convention was co-organised by UT Electricity Engineers Union. The Convention was held to sum up the experiences of the heroic strike struggle that the electricity employees and engineers in Chandigarh had waged from February 22-24, 2022 and to take forward the struggle.
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An attack on the right to conscience and the unity of the people
The controversy over whether girls should be allowed to wear head scarves or hijabs while attending school or college, has now developed into a major political issue. Passions have been aroused on this issue and attempts made to divide people on communal lines.
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The struggle for the revolutionary transformation of Indian society must be carried forward to victory!
On March 23, 1931, the British colonialist rulers of our country sent the great revolutionaries and patriots, Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru to the gallows. The colonialists hoped that by murdering these revolutionaries, they could crush the ideas that were inspiring the workers, peasants, women and youth of our country to take up the path of overthrowing colonial rule and carrying out deep going revolutionary transformations of Indian society.
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Road construction workers in Arunachal Pradesh fight for wages
On March 19, road construction workers in Arunachal Pradesh went on a hunger strike, protesting against being denied their wages for over nine months.
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Onwards with the struggle to defeat the anti-social offensive of the bourgeoisie!
Let us step up the united struggle to defeat the anti social offensive of the bourgeoisie. Let us wage this struggle with the aim of replacing bourgeois rule with the rule of workers and peasants. This is the call of the times.
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Workers of Indian Telephone Industries (ITI) terminated for forming union
On December 1, 2021, 80 contract workers of the Indian Telephone Industries (ITI) Ltd. were terminated, for forming their union and demanding lockdown wages. They have been protesting for the past 100 days against their termination but have received no response from the company management.
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ESMA imposed on Anganwadi workers’ struggle
On March 10, the lieutenant governor of Delhi ordered the Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) to be imposed against protesting Anganwadi workers.
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