Monday, October 14, 2019

Crisis hits govt-run HAL: Over 10,000 workers go on indefinite strike over low wages

Bengaluru: Over 10,000 workers of state-run aerospace major Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) began an "indefinite strike" starting Monday after talks with the management over wage revision failed to end the stalemate.

"We are observing strike in all nine units of HAL all over India. More than 10,000 employees here are on strike and as a result work has come to a standstill," the HAL's 9 trade unions' general secretary S Chandrasekha chief convener Suryadevara Chandrashekhar told PTI.

All India HAL Trade Unions Coordination Committee (AIHALTUCC) on Sunday announced that they would go on indefinite strike after talks with the management ended in failure.

"As talks and reconciliation efforts with the management failed on our demands, especially wage revision, we are going ahead with the indefinite strike from Monday as per the notice we served a fortnight ago (September 30) in compliance with the labour laws," S Chandrasekhar was quoted as saying by news agency IANS.

However, HAL on Sunday said the workers have decided to go ahead with the "indefinite strike" despite the PSU making "all out efforts" to avert it. An apex body of the employees unions said the management 'refused' to consider their "fair and reasonable demands".

The employees unions of the Bengaluru-headquartered HAL have served notice at all locations of the Defence PSU to go on the indefinite strike from Monday with regard to settlement of wage revision effective from January 1, 2017.
14/10/19 India Today
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