HAL employees' strike continues, unions reject management claim of fair offer
Bengaluru: The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited management on Tuesday urged its striking employees to accept the "fair offer" made by it but the latter stuck to their stand, saying the two-day old indefinite stir will continue till an 'amicable' solution beneficial to them was reached.
The Defence PSU also reiterated its stand that the strike was illegal, a claim rejected by the trade unions.
The employees of HAL across the country, including more than 10,000 here, launched the indefinite strike on Monday, demanding among others wage revision.
Talking to reporters here on Tuesday, HAL Director (Finance) C B Ananthakrishnan explained the financial position of the company and said it wanted to reduce the labour cost from 24 per cent to below 20 per cent.
Our offer is a fair and reasonable, he said.
On Sunday, HAL had said it offered to enhance allowance under the cafeteria system and revised rate of fitment benefit at 11 per cent among others, but the unions did not accept it.
HAL Director (Human Resources) V M Chamola said the management had so far conducted 11 rounds of negotiations with the unions.
There were issues, including cafeteria allowances, which the management tried hard to negotiate, he said.
All-India HAL Trade Unions' Co-ordination Committee (AIHALTUCC) chief convenor Suryadevara Chandrasekhar on Tuesday rejected HAL's charge that the employees' agitation was illegal.
We had informed the management as well as the Labour Commissioner about it before going for a strike, he told reporters here. He also disputed HAL's claim that wage revision had been effected twice in the past 12 years.
The revision did not take place twice since 2007 but was effected in two parts, he added. The employees unions decided to continue their agitation unless an amicable solution was evolved, he added.
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Three youths bludgeon 40-year-old man to death with brick in Baghpat
Baghpat (UP) (PTI): Police said on Saturday that three youths allegedly bludgeoned a man to death with a brick in Meetli village here following a late-night beer party.
Preliminary investigations suggest the dispute arose from a suspected illicit relationship, said police, adding that the three accused have been detained.
Police received information on Saturday morning that the body of Sonu (40), a resident of Dola village, was lying in the forest near Meetli village.
There were visible signs of severe head injuries on his body, and bottles of liquor and beer were also recovered from the crime scene, leading to the suspicion that a drinking party had taken place there before the incident, police said.
Superintendent of Police Suraj Kumar Rai said police registered a case based on the written complaint submitted by the family members.
Police sent the body for a postmortem.
According to the deceased's family members, two youngsters from the same village took him away at 8:00 pm on Friday, and he never returned home.
They said when they tried to contact him via phone, his mobile number was switched off.
The deceased worked as a street food vendor in the village and is survived by his wife, two sons, and two daughters.
