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Protests by employees of various companies are in focus again in Tamil Nadu with workers of Royal Enfield, tyre major MRF Ltd and auto parts maker Pricol Ltd resorting to strikes, union sources said.
While employees of Royal Enfield are on strike at its Oragadam plant, about 45 km from here, seeking wage revision, workers of tyre manufacturer MRF are protesting since February 9, pressing similar demands.
Pricol trouble
Coimbatore-based Pricol Ltd said it had dismissed some of the employees who went on a strike demanding wage revision among other things, from August 21, 2018.
The company said in a statement that some of the employees were involved in various “unlawful activities,” thereby creating an unfavourable atmosphere in the organisation.
According to sources in the Coimbatore District Pricol Workers’ Union, an affiliated body of All India Central Council of Trade Union, the employees are on strike seeking “wage revision.”
Pricol said that following the strike, it transferred some of the agitating employees to other plants as per the contract conditions.
Due to the strike, some of the company’s customers insisted the orders from Coimbatore plants be shifted to plants located in other parts of the country to ensure stable supply of products.
“This in turn affected the business at the Coimbatore plant in a big way,” the company said. The company said that despite its efforts, some of the employees did not respond to its appeal, forcing it to dismiss them from service with effect from February 11.
Pricol said it was ready to reconsider the dismissal order on humanitarian ground if the workers were willing to resume duty within seven days of notice.
Unrest at MRF
On the strike called by MRF Ltd at the Thiruvottiyur facility, one of the major tyre producing units here, union sources said the employees were against the management’s move to set up surveillance cameras in the facility.
“We are also demanding wage revision. We also seek removal of CCTV cameras on the premises. We are hopeful the management will listen to our demands,” a source said. ‘
Bullet’ problem
Meanwhile, Royal Enfield employees are on strike since February 13 opposing the transfer of some of their colleagues.
“Six people, including two women, were transferred to various locations across the country. We opposed this and issued a notice that we would go on strike from February 13,” a source said.
Responding to the strike, Royal Enfield, part of Eicher Motors, said the company has been working closely with the workforce and has undertaken various constructive and confidence-building initiatives. Royal Enfield was focused on resolving all issues in an amicable manner while keeping the best interests of the company and its workforce, it said.
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