Talks fail, HAL workers’ union to go ahead with indefinite strike on Monday

BENGALURU: The production at the state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics LimitedNSE -1.04 % (HAL) might come to a standstill from Monday as the management failed to strike a deal with the miffed employees, who have been demanding a “fair and reasonable” wage hike since September 30. While the workers’ union are sticking to their plan to hold indefinite protest from October 14, the HAL management has maintained that it would make all-out efforts to avert the strike.

“The union appeals all the workmen of all the divisions to fully participate in the indefinite strike and make it historical success. All the workmen in all the HAL divisions will be commencing their indefinite strike from October 14,” the All India HAL Trade Unions’ Coordination Committee said, pointing out that the management refused to consider the fair and reasonable demands of the unions in regard to wage revision.