Coal India executives threaten to hold strike over pay conflict

A body of executives of Coal India Ltd on Sunday threatened to go on a strike unless their pay conflict with non-executive employees is addressed.

The Coal Ministry has said it approved a wage revision agreement that was reached with trade unions for non-executive employees of the miner.

All India Association of Coal Executives (AIACE), in a letter, to the Coal India chairman said that the new wage agreement for non-executive employees will result in a pay conflict with executives.

The association demanded that executive employees must be compensated by “allowing pay-protection through personal pay package” to them so that their salary does not fall below the wage of workers.