11 trade unions(including Congress-affiliated INTUC, Shiv Sena-backed Bharatiya Kamgar Sena and UPA ally Indian Union Muslim League's trade-wing STU ) across party lines along with 8 lakh public sector employees with the exception of those in the Railways are participating. Banking, transport and government services have been hit across the countryon Tuesday Feb 28,2012.
About 5,000 small unions also decided to support the strike call, the union leaders said.
The main grudges of the unions on strike include -
rising prices,
disinvestment of profit-making PSUs and
the violation of labour laws
The unions are demanding no contractorisation of work - permanent or perennial nature, amendment of Minimum Wages Act, assured pension for all and compulsory registration of trade union among others .
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