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Union of IT & ITES Employees (UNITE)

Condolence – Seenivasan K.R

We are saddened to inform the unfortunate demise of our Union member Seenivasan K.R to Covid. He was working in Wipro Limited and was forced to the bench and subsequently terminated last year. He was fighting a case against Wipro with the support of the union. His friends, colleagues and union members remember him as…
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IT Employees to support COVID affected

UNITE is proud to be part of the @peopleshelpline initiative of doctors, medical representatives among others. People who are affected with COVID can use this helpline to get free consultation and second opinion from a panel of doctors. COVID related information can be obtained from here. Email : peoplecovidhelpline@gmail.com Twitter: @peopleshelpline Facebook: Fb.com/peopleshelpline Mobile :…
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IT & ITES Employees Protest Against #TCS

On May 4th, IT and ITES employees along with general public raised our voices against the Tata Consultancy Services for delaying justice for a sexual harassment complaint raised by a Women employee. We salute all the supporters who showed their solidarity through twitter, facebook, instagram and whatsapp. It is the united voice against injustice and…
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2021 May Day Webminar

On May 1st, we are celebrating the International Worker’s Day. Where the working class of the world unites to celebrate the eight-hour day work day movement. As part of the celebration, we bring you a webminar on “Learnings of May day for IT/ITES Employees”. The Speaker, S. Kannan, Joint Secretary of CITU Tamilnadu, is an…
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IT and ITES Employees May Day Greetings

International Workers Day Greetings

UNITE and it’s members extend our revolutionary greetings to the wage labourers and the people of all countries. Let us remember the sacrifices of workers by which almost 8 hour work day came to reality. Only through continuous fight along with organized employees of various industries we can realize the idea of 6 hours work…
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Demanding Holiday on the Polling Date in Tamil nadu

On Continuous concerns received from employees that companies are forcing them to work on the Polling Date in Tamil Nadu – April 6th. This is being forced since majority of employees are in “Work From Home” Mode. On this backdrop UNITE has written a brief letter to Chief Electoral Officer of Tamilnadu highlighting the issue.…
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Panel discussion on Navigating IT industry as a women

International Working Women’s Day 2021

As part of Celebrating International Working Women’s Day on March 8th 2021, Union of IT and ITES Employees (UNITE) organized a panel discussion on “Navigating the IT Industry as a Woman”. The panelists were Women Trade Unionists working in various IT and ITES companies and presided by Dr. Kalpana, Associate Professor at IIT Madras. Entire…
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Navigating the IT industry as a woman

Navigating the IT industry as a woman

As part of celebrating International Working Women’s Day, Union of IT and ITES Employees (UNITE) presents a panel discussion on “Navigating the IT industry as a woman” chaired by Dr. Kalpana K, Associate Professor, IIT Madras. Women trade unionist of UNITE will be presenting the below topics, Microaggression and Workplace Equity by Harthi, V, Member…
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We are not happy Cognizant!

Dear friends, We salute every non-cognizant IT and ITES employees who took part in the today’s solidarity protest, even when you are directly not affected. On 15th Feb 2021 we have announced a call to register dissent against Cognizant’s board of directors decision to increase work day to 10 hours. Many have participated through using…
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UNITE members protest against Cognizant’s 10 hour work day

On 12th Feb 2021, a section of UNITE members took part in the protest happened at Sholiganallur Junction (IT Corridor of Chennai). The protest was organized with demands to stop increasing work time to 10 hours and to reduce the work day to 6 hours and work week to 30 hours. Placards on how increase…
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