The Times of India 18 March2008 P. 7 Delhi
After threatening to disrupt air services on Tuesday, the erstwhile Indian Airline’s union has been debarred by the Delhi High Court from striking work on Tuesday. The union, however, maintains that the strike has only been deferred to April 4, when they will meet the labour commission and the Air India management. About 18,000 employees of Air India were expected to join the strike, involving workers from all rungs in the organisation, including pilots.
Justice SN Aggarwal stayed the proposed plan of these employees to go on strike on Tuesday, claiming the new merger between Indian Airlines and Air India happened without settling pending arrears of the employees.
HC acted on a civil suit seeking permanent injunction against Indian Commercial Pilots Association who were spearheading the strike call on Tuesday. The suit was filed by National Aviation Company of India pleading that the strike be prohibited as it would prevent the smooth functioning of Air Transport Service. Justice Aggarwal agreed with counsel for the Aviation company — Lalit Bhasin, Ratna Dwivedi and Rajeshwari Shukla — that if the employees are allowed to strike work it would paralyse functioning of air transport service. The advocates alleged that the strike was illegal as reconciliatory efforts were still on before the concerned authorities.
HC also directed the local SHO to ensure protesting employees don’t hold any Dharna within a radius of 100 metres inside and outside premises of IGI and Safdarjung Airport. The union had a meeting with the chief labour commissioner (CLC) on Monday where the CLC asked the union to talk further with the management and sort out the issues. ‘‘We will submit our demands which we should be able to do in the next two to three days. The management has also been asked to give its version and reactions to the CLC. If nothing comes out, we will have to weigh our options,’’ said JB Kadiyan, general secretary of Air Corporation Employees Union.
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After threatening to disrupt air services on Tuesday, the erstwhile Indian Airline’s union has been debarred by the Delhi High Court from striking work on Tuesday. The union, however, maintains that the strike has only been deferred to April 4, when they will meet the labour commission and the Air India management. About 18,000 employees of Air India were expected to join the strike, involving workers from all rungs in the organisation, including pilots.
Justice SN Aggarwal stayed the proposed plan of these employees to go on strike on Tuesday, claiming the new merger between Indian Airlines and Air India happened without settling pending arrears of the employees.
HC acted on a civil suit seeking permanent injunction against Indian Commercial Pilots Association who were spearheading the strike call on Tuesday. The suit was filed by National Aviation Company of India pleading that the strike be prohibited as it would prevent the smooth functioning of Air Transport Service. Justice Aggarwal agreed with counsel for the Aviation company — Lalit Bhasin, Ratna Dwivedi and Rajeshwari Shukla — that if the employees are allowed to strike work it would paralyse functioning of air transport service. The advocates alleged that the strike was illegal as reconciliatory efforts were still on before the concerned authorities.
HC also directed the local SHO to ensure protesting employees don’t hold any Dharna within a radius of 100 metres inside and outside premises of IGI and Safdarjung Airport. The union had a meeting with the chief labour commissioner (CLC) on Monday where the CLC asked the union to talk further with the management and sort out the issues. ‘‘We will submit our demands which we should be able to do in the next two to three days. The management has also been asked to give its version and reactions to the CLC. If nothing comes out, we will have to weigh our options,’’ said JB Kadiyan, general secretary of Air Corporation Employees Union.
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