Maruti locks horns with its Union on recognition
20. Jul, 2011 
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The new Maruti Suzuki Employees Union (MSEU) at Manesar Plant (near Gurgaon, Delhi) demand recognition as a Union and the Management doesn’t seem to be interested in letting that happen. The Management is of the stern view that there is already a recognized Union by name Maruti Udyog Kamgar Union (MUKU) and the workers who are interested in participating in the election only need to participate in the election under the said Union therefore making it unnecessary for the Management to mushroom in a rival Union.
The workers who intent to form MSEU are of the opinion that MUKU is a Union representing Gurgaon Plant and do not represent Manesar Plant and that only MSEU is the true representative face of the workers at Manesar Plant and therefore need not participate in the election organized by the Plant.
Maruti-Strike-Continues
The workers with MSEU decided to boycott the election slated for 16th June and resorted to a strike on 4th June demanding recognition of their Union. The strike lasted for 13 days and the Management suspended 8 Office bearers of MSEU and 3 other workers. Without relenting to the demands of the newly formed Union Maruti Suzuki Chairman R C Bhargava said elections would be held for “both the plants” and those who win will represent the workers of “both Gurgaon and Manesar.” “We are the same company—Manesar and Gurgaon—and they are not independent entities.” However, Bhargava clarified that the management does not have any role in the election process.
After 13 days of deadlock, the strike was called off following intervention of Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda with the management agreeing to take back 11 sacked employees and cut down the no work no pay rule of eight day’s salary cut for every single day of the strike to three days.
Today the horns still stay locked between the Management and the Union. But the question that arises is that when the Managements role is of only an administrative nature why do they feel threatened by the formation of the new Union.
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