About 11,000 employees of Bharat Heavy Vehicle Ltd (BHEL), led by the Labour Progressive Front (LPF), struck work on Monday demanding wage revision negotiations and pension benefits.
According to sources, various unions of BHEL employees of Tiruchy, Ranipet, Bangalore and Hyderabad units had planned to go on strike on Monday pressing their charter of demands.
The demands included wage revision from January 2007, reduction of wage revision duration from 10 years to five years, fixing pay scales for contract employees and pension benefits.
In the Tiruchy unit 15 unions, including LPF, Indian National Tradu Union Congress (INTUC), Centre of Indian Trade Union (CITU), Dr Ambedkar Labour Union, All Indian Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) and Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) unions, organised the strike.
Tense moments prevailed when LPF president Ethiraj and other leaders stopped the employees at the BHEL gate when they tried to report for work.
“The administration has invited us for talks on September 18. We hope our demands would be conceded,” Ethiraj said.
A heavy posse of police was deputed at the spot to avoid any untoward incident. Attempts by Superintendent of Police A Kaliyamoorthy and others to intervene led to tension.
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Monday, September 14, 2009
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