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Showing posts with label India. Show all posts

Friday, September 7, 2012

Today in Labor History—September 7


September 7, 1977 – Workers in Ghaziabad, India, burned a factory and lynched two finks, with 40,000 going on strike in solidarity with insurgents. (From the Daily Bleed)

September 7, 1992 – Troops opened fire on thousands of nonviolent African National Congress demonstrators, in the Ciskei "homeland" South Africa, murdering 28. (From the Daily Bleed)

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Today in Labor History—September 7


September 7, 1977 – Workers in Ghaziabad, India, burned a factory and lynched two finks, with 40,000 going on strike in solidarity with insurgents. (From the Daily Bleed)

September 7, 1992 – Troops opened fire on thousands of nonviolent African National Congress demonstrators, in the Ciskei "homeland" South Africa, murdering 28. (From the Daily Bleed)

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Teacher Strike in West Bengal


Teachers in the Kalimpong region of West Bengal, India say they have been losing 100 teachers per year to retirement, yet there have been no new teaching appointments made since 1997. They are demanding that the vacancies at their 770 primary schools be filled and have started a hunger strike to be followed by an all out strike if their demands are not met, according to the Teacher Solidarity website. Bhushan Thapa, the secretary of the Ghorka Primary Teachers Organization (GPTO), told the Kalimpong News, there would be a general strike if 4,000 new teachers are not hired.