Some of you might find this of interest. I am puzzling over why there are so many disputes, given that labor would have the upper hand in high demand situation.
Is it due to abundant labor that employers can get away with it, intensification of work because of growth, or the upper class managers still do not know how to work with lower caste/class workers? Anthony * * *Recent Select Industrial Relations Disputes in India* Year Company Sector State Nature of Dispute 2011 Maruti Suzuki and nearby suppliers and manufacturers (Rico, Sona Steering, Hero Honda, Honda Motorcycles, Scooters India) Auto Manu-facturing, auto components Haryana Strike demanding recognition of independent union. 2009 Mahindra & Mahindra Automobiles Maharashtra Strike due to suspension of trade union president, delayed wage agreement Cummins Auto-related: diesel engines Maharashtra Agitation inspired by Shiv Sena, a chauvinistic political party, in favor of reinstating workers dismissed earlier Hyundai Motors Automobiles Tamil Nadu Strike demanding recognition of union, management recognizes only Workers Committee, issue over wages, reinstating employees, and rescinding earlier transfers of workers elsewhere Hyundai Excavators Construction equipment Maharashtra Protest over termination of employment without due cause MRF Auto-related: tires Tamil Nadu Strike demanding recognition of union, inter-union rivalry, lockout, demand for salary instead of piece-rate 2008 Tata Motors Automobiles West Bengal Violent protests by landowners against industrial use for agricultural land Mico Bosch Auto components Rajasthan Strike due to suspension of two top members of union, followed by lockout Hero Honda Two-wheelers Haryana Protests by casual and contract workers seeking state-level wages, creating permanent employment 2007 Bajaj Auto Auto-related: two and three wheelers Maharashtra Stand-off between workers and management over bonus and wage issues, workers demanding wage parity with local average, Pricol Tech Auto components Tamil Nadu Agitation by workers to prevent transfer of employees 2006 Honda Motorcycle Auto-related: two-wheelers Haryana Strike by contract workers demanding regular employment, union formation Toyota Motors Automobiles Karnataka Strike due to dismissal of few workers for misconduct, violent behavior, soon followed by lockout Mico Bosch Auto- and rail-related Karnataka Threat to strike and lockout issues on inter-plant disparity in benefits, incentives, and gifts, failure to grant permanency to employees hired in 1997 Tata Toyo Radiators Auto-related: radiators Maharashtra Strike by contract workers 2005 Maruti Udyog Automobiles Haryana Disputes due to non-recognition of union affiliated with AITUC linked to the Communist Party of India 2001 Maruti Udyog Automobiles Haryana Dismissal of General Secretary of workers union 2000 Maruti Udyog Automobiles Haryana Agitation over pension and incentives schemes, dispute over production target Maruti Udyog Automobiles Haryana Strike by rival faction of company union, threat of job loss due to new hires, union demand to freeze voluntary retirement schemes Source: Various news media and Saini (2006) in D’Costa (2011b). -- xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Anthony P. D'Costa Professor of Indian Studies and Research Director Asia Research Centre Copenhagen Business School Porcelænshavens 24, 3 DK-2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark Ph: +45 3815 2572 *A NEW INDIA?* http://www.anthempress.com/pdf/9780857286642.pdf *CONFERENCE PUBLIC SECTOR REFORMS IN INDIA AND CHINA* http://uk.cbs.dk/research/konferencer/psric *INTERVIEW China and India: Competition and Collaboration *(go to Research Themes/Economy) ad.int <http://cast.cbs.dk/#ad.int> 07-Jun-2011 http://uk.cbs.dk/arc http://www.thisismodernindia.com/this_is_modern_india_about_us.html xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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