This poses a fresh challenge to the Maruti Suzuki management which is also negotiating with the Gurgaon based Maruti Udyog Kamgar Union that has already demanded double digit pay increase. The 30 year old union had won a 6% raise for its 3,000 plus members in 2009.
The Manesar based union, however, believes the salaries of its 1,200 members should be raised more substantially because they man a more automated plant that requires a greater skill set. It plans to launch simultaneous negotiations with the management over wage revisions that will guide the compensation packages for the next three years beginning April.
Maruti declined to comment on the broad contours of the ongoing negotiations and did not respond to an email query. MSWU's general secretary Mr Sarabjeet Singh said that "We are putting a fresh demand and are not going to settle with the MUKU's charter.”
Mr Singh said that "We are now a separate, independent entity with a mandate from the government as well as the management to stake a claim for the workers at the Manesar facility. We will put forth our own requirements primarily based on the needs of the Manesar plant workers."
A senior executive who did not wish to be named said the management is keen to settle the issue amicably especially because Maruti's speedy revival hinges on its diesel cars that account for 90% sales of the models that have a diesel variant. Most of these cars, including the new Swift hatchback and the new DZire compact sedan, are made at the Manesar plant.
Deepak kumar
pgdm 2nd sem
roll no 11/11
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