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On 2 January 1986, 61 workers from American oilfield equipment company Hydril voted to strike and picketed outside their factory. The two-day strike, which was sanctioned by then Secretary General of the NTUC, Ong Teng Cheong, was over the alleged victimisation and dismissal of six union members and officials.
Prior to November 2012, the last industrial action in Singapore had been a legal strike in 1986 that involved workers at the U.S.-based oil equipment manufacturer Hydril. [3] Bus services in Singapore are managed by several public transport operators, including SBS Transit and SMRT Buses. [4] At the time of the strike, SMRT managed a quarter of ...
The Police Full-time LSF was established in June 1998. In the beginning, there were 4 squads, namely LSF A, LSF B, LSF C and LSF D. Each squad consisted of at least 20 men then, led by a senior officer holding a rank of inspector or above. He was assisted by a National Service Inspector (NSI).
It takes about six months [55] and nine months [56] to train a new police officer and senior police officer respectively. As is the case with many other civil service positions in Singapore, the salaries of police officers are reviewed in accordance to market rates. Salaries are kept competitive as part of anti-corruption measures.
When a 43-year-old man threatened to stab a Pasco police officer, he could have faced a life sentence. Instead, Isaac Madaffer of Pasco will serve 10 years in prison with the hope that he can ...
The Police Tactical Unit (PTU) is a paramilitary specialist unit of the Singapore Police Force and comes under the direct command of the Special Operations Command. Based in Queenstown, it is the main anti-rioting and disaster-management unit of the police force. They are also called upon to handle cases of serious crime in progress ...
The Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) said there was ‘overwhelming support for the action’.
Change for civilian employees would disproportionately hit women and disabled, says union