Indefinite protest by workers will affect the armed forces: HAL

BENGALURU: Asking the All India HAL Trade Unions Coordination Committee to withdraw the call given for an indefinite strike from October 14, the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) urged the workers union to settle “for a fair and reasonable wage revision offered by the management”. The proposed indefinite strike, HAL said, is against the interest of national security and will affect the need to maintain fleet serviceability of Armed Force.

“The Management is open for discussions and conclusion of wage revision effective from January 1, 2017, can be achieved only with the co-operation of the Unions based on realistic and affordable expectations/demands. The proposed indefinite strike by the Unions would neither be in the interest of the organization nor the employees,” the HAL said in a press release. “The management has brought out that acceding to unrealistic and unsustainable demands would, while on the one hand contravene the government’s guidelines and also impact the competitiveness of the Company.”

The HAL said it would expect higher efficiency of workmen considering the present competitive scenario. “In line with the extant statutory provisions, the proposed indefinite strike will be tantamount to illegal strike and workmen are bound to lose various Company benefits.”


The HAL management and the workers are at loggerheads as the workers are not satisfied with the hike offered by the company. “The proposed indefinite strike will have adverse repercussions on the performance of the organization in general and workmen in particular.”