Govt warns striking `Indian` employees of lock-out

New Delhi: A strike by employees of state -owned carrier Indian today created chaos in airports across the country, leaving hundreds stranded as flights were cancelled or delayed, even as the government initiated legal action against a union and warned of a lock-out if the stir was not lifted by tonight.
The Indian management moved court in New Delhi and served a legal notice on the Air Corporation Employees Union (ACEU), which has a strength of over 12,000 and represents the airline`s ground staff and cabin crew.
Official sources said the government would even consider a lock-out if the strike continued beyond tonight, with Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel saying that 23 staffers had been served suspension notices.
The employees began a flash strike late last night after walking out of negotiations with the management on key issues like career progression and parity with Air India staff once the two state-run carriers are merged in July.
He warned that a proposed Rs 267-crore package to clear the arrears of Indian employees "can also be reconsidered" if the strike was not withdrawn.
About 40 per cent of the nationwide services of Indian were disrupted, including cancellation and delays of a large number of flights.
13/06/07 Zee News

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