Authorities in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand are racing to rescue around 40 workers who are trapped inside a tunnel. The workers were building the tunnel when a part of it collapsed on Sunday morning due to a landslide. A senior official said that contact had been established with the men and they were being provided oxygen and food. But rescuers still have to dig through several metres of […]
The United Auto Workers (UAW) union has expanded its ongoing strike by shutting down Ford's biggest plant. The UAW said 8,700 workers walked out of the truck plant in Kentucky, in response to Ford refusing to move further in contract bargaining. It is a sharp escalation of its strike against Ford, General Motors and Stellantis, which began last month. The UAW is pressuring the carmakers to grant higher pay […]
Following a meeting the Federal Government officials had with labour leaders on Sunday to avert the looming nationwide strike, President Bola Tinubu has approved an additional N10,000 for workers for six months. This is contained in a statement signed by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mallam Mohammed Idris in Abuja. The meeting which was chaired by Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to the President, agreed that the N25,000 […]
Edited By Oduyemi Odumade As Nigeria celebrates her 63rd Independence Anniversary, the House of Representives has reiterated its commitment to working with all stakeholders to achieve a reasonable living wage for workers. The Chairman House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Mr Akin Rotimi who stated this in a message to Commemorate the day, says this is to ensure that the executive arm of government expedites action on palliative measures […]
More than 10,000 staff at three of the biggest US carmakers have started strike action, their union says. Work has been stopped at three plants owned by General Motors (GM), Ford, and Stellantis. It came after labour contracts expired on Thursday night. The United Autoworkers Union (UAW) said the firms had not put forward acceptable offers. The fight threatens to trigger higher prices for buyers and major disruption for the […]
Union Members of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) in Abuja, have lamented poor welfare and non remittance of their pension deductions. Branch Chairman of the Wokers' Union, Comrade Okechukwu Anya, who addressed journalists during the protest, threatened to pull out their members from terminals across the country, if the management of the commission fails to address issues affecting staff welfare in the next 24 hours. […]
