2,500 employees of RIL to go on strike
Saturday, October 18, 2008
VADODARA: About 2,500 employees of Reliance Industries working at its plants here will go on strike on October 24 demanding a hike in Rs 33,000 bonus offered.
All three labour unions affiliated with AITUC, INTUC and BMS have given notice to the management of the company and labour commissioner in this regard.
Before merger of government-owned IPCL with Reliance in April 2007, they were employees of the government-owned IPCL.
Union leaders said RIL's bonus offer of Rs 33,000 was not acceptable to them. Last year it was Rs 40,000.
They also questioned the wisdom of RIL management on fixing different amounts of bonus for employees working in plants located in different parts of the country.
Union leaders said RIL's profit is more than Rs 11,000 crore.
The leaders' said the company management failed to provide them production data-sheet and computation sheet despite repeated demand.
They said these demands were raised in a meeting between local management of the company and union leaders on October 16.
The workers have requested RIL management not to deposit any bonus money into their accounts without reaching a compromise.
About 1,500 workers of Maharashtra Gas Cracker Complex of IPCL at Nagothana, mergered with RIL, have also expressed their dissatisfaction for bonus amount, the leaders added.
They said these demands were raised in a meeting between local management of the company and union leaders here on October 16. That made them angry and all the 2,500 workers boycotted wearing of their uniforms on Friday.
The workers have also submitted requesting RIL management not to desposit any bonus money into their accounts without reaching to a compromise.
Anout 1500 workers of Maharashtra Gas Cracker Complex of IPCL at Nagothana, mergered with RIL, have also expressed their disatisfaction for bonus amount, the leaders added.
Workers are in no mood to accept RIL's offer of bonus is not as per their expectations and are ready to celebrate Diwali festival without bonus amount, the leaders said.
Saturday, October 18, 2008
VADODARA: About 2,500 employees of Reliance Industries working at its plants here will go on strike on October 24 demanding a hike in Rs 33,000 bonus offered.
All three labour unions affiliated with AITUC, INTUC and BMS have given notice to the management of the company and labour commissioner in this regard.
Before merger of government-owned IPCL with Reliance in April 2007, they were employees of the government-owned IPCL.
Union leaders said RIL's bonus offer of Rs 33,000 was not acceptable to them. Last year it was Rs 40,000.
They also questioned the wisdom of RIL management on fixing different amounts of bonus for employees working in plants located in different parts of the country.
Union leaders said RIL's profit is more than Rs 11,000 crore.
The leaders' said the company management failed to provide them production data-sheet and computation sheet despite repeated demand.
They said these demands were raised in a meeting between local management of the company and union leaders on October 16.
The workers have requested RIL management not to deposit any bonus money into their accounts without reaching a compromise.
About 1,500 workers of Maharashtra Gas Cracker Complex of IPCL at Nagothana, mergered with RIL, have also expressed their dissatisfaction for bonus amount, the leaders added.
They said these demands were raised in a meeting between local management of the company and union leaders here on October 16. That made them angry and all the 2,500 workers boycotted wearing of their uniforms on Friday.
The workers have also submitted requesting RIL management not to desposit any bonus money into their accounts without reaching to a compromise.
Anout 1500 workers of Maharashtra Gas Cracker Complex of IPCL at Nagothana, mergered with RIL, have also expressed their disatisfaction for bonus amount, the leaders added.
Workers are in no mood to accept RIL's offer of bonus is not as per their expectations and are ready to celebrate Diwali festival without bonus amount, the leaders said.