Mahindra's workers resume work at Igatpuri plant
Tuesday, 19 May 2009, 23:21 IST
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Mumbai: Auto major Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M) Tuesday said its employees have withdrawn their tools-down strike at its plant near Maharashtra's Nashik town. The workers went on strike demanding pay revision and reinstatement of a sacked labour leader. "Following the withdrawal of this strike, production has resumed in the Nashik plant of the company and normalcy restored," the company said in a regulatory statement Tuesday. M&M said the strike was withdrawn Monday following a wage agreement signed with workers May 15. The pact, which is valid for three and a half years, was signed by the Bhartiya Kamgar Sena Union that represents Mahindra's workers at its Igatpuri plant near Nashik. Earlier in the month, the labour union had decided to move the Mumbai High Court following an order from the Nashik Labour Court to withdraw its strike, which it termed as "illegal". Workers at Igatpuri had gone on an indefinite tools-down strike from May 4 in protest against the suspension of labour leader Madhav Dhatrak and the company's alleged delay in signing the salary agreement for the past 22 months. Mahindra manufactures utility vehicles Xylo, Scorpio and Bolero at the Igatpuri plant, apart from the sedan Logan in joint venture with the French car maker Renault. The plant has 4,450 employees, of whom 2,750 are permanent, 1,200 are temporary and 500 are apprentices.
Source: IANS
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