People's Democracy
(Weekly Organ of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)
No.
22
May 30, 2010
|
Vol. XXXIV
No.
22 May 30, 2010 |
On Air
The
Communist Party of
THE
Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) expresses its grave concern at the
vindictive
attitude of the Air India management to terminate the services of 17
leading
union activists and to suspend 15 more leading workers inspite of the
withdrawal of strike after discussion with chief labour commissioner
(central).
The
Air India management has arbitrarily withdrawn recognition of Air
Corporation
Employees Union without assigning any reason.
The
Air India chairman for the last several months is refusing to have any
dialogue
with employees and the gag order issued against the employees provoked
spontaneous strike action by the employees. The great inconvenience
caused to
thousands of passengers was due to the policies adopted by the
management. The Air
India management is solely responsible for the inconvenience of the
passengers. The role of the civil
aviation minister Praful Patel is also responsible for the present
state of
affairs in Air
The
Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) demands immediate revocation of the
termination and
suspension orders against the union activists and demand the
restoration of
recognition of the Air Corporation Employees Union. The management
should
immediately start negotiations with the unions to improve the services
of Air
