Nearly 1,200 engineers belonging to the state-owned Air India have protested the proposed move to hive off the airline’s engineering division into a separate company as cleared by the Cabinet earlier this month.
In a memorandum submitted to the civil aviation minister Ajit Singh, the engineers’ association, along with seven other trade unions under the banner of Joint Action Forum (JAF) have protested new work conditions that would apply to them once they are transferred.
“In a presentation by the engineering division head to the government, it was submitted that the employees absorbed in the new entity would be governed by new terms and conditions,” said a senior member of the JAF. “We are not averse to the formation of a separate Maintenance Repair and Overhaul unit, but the status quo on employment should be maintained,” the member said. Nearly 7,000, including technicians and helpers would be absorbed in the proposed subsidiary Air India Engineering Services Limited (AIESL).
23/04/12 Smita Aggarwal/Indian Express
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