Comstar Automotive workers resume duty after 54-day strike
October 4th, 2011 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANSChennai, Oct 4 (IANS) After striking work for 54 days workers at auto component manufacturing company Comstar Automotive Technologies Tuesday resumed work here heeding to the “agreed advice” given by the state labour department.
“We called off the strike Monday evening and resumed duty today (Tuesday) heeding to the agreed advice given by the labour department. The management and the union have agreed to abide by the advice given by the labour department,” Comstar Automotive Technologies Employees’ Union general secretary D. Natarajan told IANS.
He said the labour department had adviced the warring parties to (a) seek the court’s decision on the issue of wage deduction (b) withdrawal of disciplinary action against the workers and (c) start wage negotiations with a six-member worker’s committee but without the union banner.
He said out of around 425 workers who struck work, 20 were women.
The Comstar Automotive workers struck work Aug 11, demanding recognition of their union and negotiations over a three-year wage accord. The last accord ended in March.
Natarajan said it will take couple of days for production to normalise.
“We will wait and see the management’s attitude before chalking out our next course of action.As of now for next one month we don’t plan to strike work,” he added.
Comstar Automotive, based in Maraimalai Nagar near here, manufactures and supplies auto components like starters and alternators for cars and light commercial vehicles.
According to its website, it is a Tier-I supplier for Ford Motor Company, Volvo, Tata Motors and others.
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