Mumbai: Air India has withdrawn the special concession given to trade
union leaders to do union activities on a full-time basis. This means
that about 15 union leaders who were exempt from regular duty will now
have to resume work.
Air India’s industrial relations department communicated this decision last week through a letter addressed to the office bearers of Aviation Industry Employees Guild (AIEG), Air India Employees Union and Air India Service Engineers Association. The unions have challenged the move and served a legal notice on the airline, asking it to take back the decision. The reason behind the withdrawal of concession is not known.
While Air India did not respond to an emailed query on the issue, a member of AIEG said the concession had been in place since the 1980s and periodically extended till now. Withdrawing the concession unilaterally is in violation of the Industrial Disputes Act, he added. George Abraham, general-secretary, AIEG, said: “There was no discussion with us. We were just handed over a letter.”
Read news in full 17/06/14 Business Standard
Air India’s industrial relations department communicated this decision last week through a letter addressed to the office bearers of Aviation Industry Employees Guild (AIEG), Air India Employees Union and Air India Service Engineers Association. The unions have challenged the move and served a legal notice on the airline, asking it to take back the decision. The reason behind the withdrawal of concession is not known.
While Air India did not respond to an emailed query on the issue, a member of AIEG said the concession had been in place since the 1980s and periodically extended till now. Withdrawing the concession unilaterally is in violation of the Industrial Disputes Act, he added. George Abraham, general-secretary, AIEG, said: “There was no discussion with us. We were just handed over a letter.”
Read news in full 17/06/14 Business Standard
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