Truckers strike to protest service tax
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NEW DELHI: Over three million trucks went off the Indian roads on Saturday as truckers launched their indefinite nationwide strike to protest against the imposition of a service tax on transport booking agents.
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Farmers and lorry drivers are taking part in protests across the UK against the rising cost of fuel.
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ROME: Italy's factories, trains, banks and planes will come to a standstill for hours today as unions stage a general strike to protest at plans for tax cuts they say will help the rich and cost the public ...
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Postal workers are staging another 24-hour strike as part of an ongoing row over pay and jobs.
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THE All-India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) on Saturday called off its seven-day strike after finalising an agreement with the Government on the contentious issue of service tax and the various demands including tax deducted at source (TDS), scrapping
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Some drivers of New York&#39;s yellow  taxis went on strike on Wednesday over plans to install a  satellite tracking system and credit card payment machines that  strikers say will be costly and invade their privacy.
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NEW DELHI, Aug. 21. - The indefinite nationwide strike by truck operators against imposition of service tax evoked a mixed response on the first day of the stir today even as government appeared unwilling
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A strike by thousands of Indian truckers protesting a proposed new tax entered its third day, with officials reporting a sharp increase in prices of essential goods in major centres.
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District businesses are bracing for a 24-hour taxi strike threatened on Halloween, a high-volume day for cabs, in what drivers say might be the first in a series of strikes to protest Mayor Adrian M. Fenty's recent decision to switch from zones to meters.
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New Delhi, Aug 21.(PTI): The indefinite nationwide truckers&#39; strike protesting the imposition of service tax today evoked mixed response with a section of transporters in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu staying away from the protest.
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Data losses exacerbated by job losses The Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union will on Monday begin balloting members on possible strike action to protest at continuing redundancies at Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC).â¦
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WASHINGTON - Several hundred union members marched outside the Labor Department to protest new overtime pay regulations taking effect Monday, with two senators pledging to try to roll them back when Congress returns from recess.    Protesters, many wearing union T-shirts, carried signs such as "President Bush: Hands off my overtime pay," and chanted, "Come on all you billionaires, give us wages that are fair."  "The fight is not over yet," said Republican Sen...
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Several hundred union members marched outside the Labor Department to protest new overtime pay regulations taking effect Monday, with two senators pledging to try to roll them back when Congress returns from recess.
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Hundreds of Gatwick Airport baggage handlers and maintenance workers vote to strike on Saturday.
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Changes in the organization of the taxicab industry are behind some of the dissatisfaction voiced by drivers threatening to strike this week.
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Prices of vegetables, fruits and other perishable commodities shot up on Sunday though movement of essential goods across the country by and large remained unaffected as the truckers&#39; strike to protest imposition of service tax entered the second day.
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Indian truckers have called off their weeklong strike to protest a service tax after reaching an agreement with the government, the finance ministry said Saturday.