Strike letters received from Madras Port and Dock Employees Union, Cochin Port Employees Organization, BPCL (Refinery) Employees Union, and BPCL Process Technicians & Analysts’ Union
A very large number of unions representing public sector workers have sent legal notices to the respective authorities, declaring that their members will be joining the all-India strike on 12 February 2026.
We are attaching herewith some of those notices from:
- Madras Port and Dock Employees Union
- Cochin Port Employees Organization
- BPCL (Refinery) Employees Union
- BPCL Process Technicians & Analysts’ Union
All of them have expressed their full support to the various demands being raised by the strike call given by the Central Trade Unions, including the following demands:
- Halt to the disinvestment/privatization of PSUs
- Immediate withdrawal of the four labour codes
- Immediate withdrawal of Draft Electricity Act (Amendment) Bill 2025
- Stoppage of contractualization in permanent and perennial work
- Withdrawal of Shram Shakti Niti 2025
Port workers have also raised the following important issues:
- Opposition to corporatization of major parts
- Opposition to privatization of port hospitals in PPP mode
- Opposition to port authorities’ measures to deposit excess funds with private banks
- Opposition to the implementation of manpower planning and measures for identifying core and noncore activities without discussion with recognised federation
Strike notices:
Notice2-CPEO
Notice3-BPCLREU
Notice4-BPCPTAU