Air India management caused mess, not unions: CPM

New Delhi: CPM has alleged that the Air India management had arbitrarily withdrawn recognition to the Air Corporation Employees Union and chairman Arvind Jadhav had refused to hold a dialogue with employees.
The party demanded immediate revocation of termination and suspension orders against union activists and restoring recognition of the Air Corporation Employees Union. “The management should immediately start negotiations with unions to improve the services of Air India and address the legitimate grievances of employees,” CPM polit bureau said in a statement here.
“The great inconvenience caused to thousands of passengers was due to policies adopted by the management. The Air India management is solely responsible for the inconvenience of passengers. The role of civil aviation minister Praful Patel is also responsible for the present state of affairs in Air India,” it said.
Describing as “vindictive” the attitude of the Air India management, CPM said it had “arbitrarily withdrawn recognition of Air Corporation Employees Union without assigning any reason.” The two-day Air India strike was called off on Wednesday after the Delhi high court said it was illegal and the airline dismissed 17 officials, including union leaders, and suspended 15 engineers.
28/05/10 Economic Times

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