NLC Employees Begin Indefinite Strike Over Wage Issue

Neyveli: Around 15,000 employees of public sector Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) tonight commenced an indefinite strike to press their demand for wage revision. The employees on duty trooped out of lignite mines at around 8 pm, signalling the start of the strike, called by 13 trade unions yesterday following failure of talks between them and the management over the wage issue. NLC Deputy General Manager R Ramachandran told repor...