NEW DELHI: Delhi Metro could be watching a shutdown of services and products from June 30 with its nine,000-strong staff of non-executive staff threatening to go on a strike.
For the previous couple of days, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation’s (DMRC) non-executive staff have been participating in sit-in protests at other metro stations, dressed in black armbands. The non-executive staff, corresponding to teach operators, station controllers, technicians, operations body of workers, repairs body of workers, etc, play a critical function in operating the Delhi Metro community.
Delhi Metro had come to the edge of a shutdown in July closing year when its non-executive body of workers had threatened to go on strike on an identical demands but a crisis was once prevented on the closing moment after the DMRC control and body of workers council came to an settlement following a series of meetings.
The staff are actually claiming that the guarantees made in July closing year have no longer been stored by way of the DMRC control. The primary demand of non-executive staff remain the same as closing year, a revision of salaries and pay grades and payment of arrears, except other demands, corresponding to the right to form a union and glued guidelines for sacking an employee simplest in extreme stipulations.
“People are stuck in the same pay grade for 10 years, whilst earlier a promotion was once provided after each and every five years, topic to adequate provider document,” stated Mahaveer Prasad, general secretary, DMRC staff union.
Prasad stated that it was once promised that the grade of Rs 13,500-25,520 will be merged with the grade of Rs 14,000-26,950, but that hasn’t came about. The staff also are not easy a higher apex stage of pay grade for non-executive staff at Rs 20,600-46,500.
“We are already protesting by way of dressed in black armbands and sitting-in at other stations. We have additionally stopped consuming food all the way through breaks as a mark of protest,” stated Ravi Bharadwaj, secretary, DMRC body of workers council. Employees protesting at stations like Yamuna Bank, Dwarka, Badarpur, Mundka, Qutub Minar, Vishwavidyalaya, Jahangirpuri, Shahdara, Okhla NSIC and Punjabi Bagh West don't seem to be simplest collaborating in sit-ins, but in addition elevating slogans of going on strike if their demands don't seem to be met.
Bharadwaj stated that care has been taken that passenger services and products don't seem to be affected because of the protests but if their demands don't seem to be met by way of June 29, the employees will pass on an entire strike from June 30.
“There would be no repairs of trains and trains might not be rolled out of teach depots. Station controllers would be sure that access to metro stations may be closed for public,” Bharadwaj added.
Commenting on the factor, a Delhi Metro spokesperson stated, “There are some HR-related problems, which we are hoping will be resolved.”
For the previous couple of days, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation’s (DMRC) non-executive staff have been participating in sit-in protests at other metro stations, dressed in black armbands. The non-executive staff, corresponding to teach operators, station controllers, technicians, operations body of workers, repairs body of workers, etc, play a critical function in operating the Delhi Metro community.
Delhi Metro had come to the edge of a shutdown in July closing year when its non-executive body of workers had threatened to go on strike on an identical demands but a crisis was once prevented on the closing moment after the DMRC control and body of workers council came to an settlement following a series of meetings.
The staff are actually claiming that the guarantees made in July closing year have no longer been stored by way of the DMRC control. The primary demand of non-executive staff remain the same as closing year, a revision of salaries and pay grades and payment of arrears, except other demands, corresponding to the right to form a union and glued guidelines for sacking an employee simplest in extreme stipulations.
“People are stuck in the same pay grade for 10 years, whilst earlier a promotion was once provided after each and every five years, topic to adequate provider document,” stated Mahaveer Prasad, general secretary, DMRC staff union.
Prasad stated that it was once promised that the grade of Rs 13,500-25,520 will be merged with the grade of Rs 14,000-26,950, but that hasn’t came about. The staff also are not easy a higher apex stage of pay grade for non-executive staff at Rs 20,600-46,500.
“We are already protesting by way of dressed in black armbands and sitting-in at other stations. We have additionally stopped consuming food all the way through breaks as a mark of protest,” stated Ravi Bharadwaj, secretary, DMRC body of workers council. Employees protesting at stations like Yamuna Bank, Dwarka, Badarpur, Mundka, Qutub Minar, Vishwavidyalaya, Jahangirpuri, Shahdara, Okhla NSIC and Punjabi Bagh West don't seem to be simplest collaborating in sit-ins, but in addition elevating slogans of going on strike if their demands don't seem to be met.
Bharadwaj stated that care has been taken that passenger services and products don't seem to be affected because of the protests but if their demands don't seem to be met by way of June 29, the employees will pass on an entire strike from June 30.
“There would be no repairs of trains and trains might not be rolled out of teach depots. Station controllers would be sure that access to metro stations may be closed for public,” Bharadwaj added.
Commenting on the factor, a Delhi Metro spokesperson stated, “There are some HR-related problems, which we are hoping will be resolved.”
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