Unions’ demands unviable, says HAL management

The HAL workers’ union, which began an indefinite strike on Monday, has accused the management of making misleading statements about the company’s financial position and failing to implement a wage revision with effect from January 1, 2017.

Meanwhile, the HAL management has termed the strike as illegal. “In spite of the HAL management offering the best revised wage package, HAL unions have gone on an illegal and indefinite strike from Monday. The strike is illegal as conciliatory proceedings are on and is against the advice of labour authorities, who want the unions to arrive at an amicable solution without resorting to agitational means,” company said in a release.

“The HAL unions have shown total disregard for an organisation classified as a Defence Establishment under ‘Public Utility Service’, the release said.