AI Moves Mumbai HC against Agitating Employees
Air India management has moved the Mumbai High Court against striking employees, said media reports.
However, agitating employees today adopted conciliatory note and held talks with the management over the gag order issue, reports said.
The first round of talks failed in arriving at a solution and another round is likely later today, said reports.
More than 20,000 employees, including engineers, are on a nationwide flash strike in protest against Air India’s gag order, a circular which prohibits union leaders from going public with their demands.
When striking employees refused to unrelent on their demand for withdrawal of the gag order and the show-cause notices to union leaders, the AI management toughened its stand late Tuesday night and even threatened to terminate service of the employees if they did not call off the stir.
Today, another 76 domestic and international flights were cancelled and passengers face harrowing time. AI had cancelled nearly 50 flights yesterday with many others being delayed for over two hours.
Air India has announced full refund to those whose flights were cancelled and made arrangements for hotel accommodation and local transport to those in transit.
(Based on internet reports)
