Employees asked to vacate quarters, Air India unions warn of strike – Times of India

New Delhi: Air India Unions have given strike notices over the issue of being asked to vacate their company’s residence in Mumbai Kalina Within six months from the date of closing of the disinvestment transaction transaction.
The Joint Action Committee of AI unions on Wednesday issued notice to the Regional Labor Commissioner, Mumbai, saying they may go on an indefinite strike from November 2 over the issue. As per the rules, a union has to give two weeks notice before going on strike.
A letter accompanying the strike notice said that AI employees residing in its colonies received a letter from the airline on October 5, asking them to give an undertaking by October 20, 2021 that they would be ready for the privatization of the airline. Will vacate the house within six months. AI has a colony in Mumbai’s Kalina and Delhi’s uber posh Vasant Vihar. When asked whether the strike notice is only for Kalina houses, a Sangh functionary said the issue is also in metros. “All unions are discussing the situation in Delhi and Mumbai on a daily basis and will collectively call for a strike,” he said.
The Union Patra states: “It is learned that the land on which the colonies are situated is given on perpetual lease”. AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA (AAI) to AI. AAI is the owner and Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) has only one tenant. There is no reason for AI to vacate the colonies in a hurry and hand over the land to the Adani Group (now the promoters of MIAL). There are many slums on the airport land which have not been given notice. Maharashtra government is the custodian of land records and their permission is required for transfer…”
The joint forum has demanded that the October 5 circular has asked employees to give undertakings and that employees be “allowed to stay in their respective homes till they retire” from service. It said, “… failing which we are left with no option but to resort to an indefinite strike with effect from November 2, 2021.”
On AI disinvestment, the GoM had decided on August 9, 2021 that AI employees may continue with the disinvestment in residential properties of the company “for a period of six months or till the asset is monetised, whichever is earlier.” Appropriate binding legal…Financial disincentives should be designed to enable quick leave…” Accordingly, to allow employees to monetize real estate, AI’s vast staff colonies in Delhi’s uber-posh Vasant Vihar and Mumbai’s Kalina should be vacated. was asked to give undertaking for effect. .
The government has warned that AI employees residing in the airline’s colonies for more than the permissible period after disinvestment in Delhi and Mumbai will be fined Rs 10 and 15 lakh, respectively, and also double the market fare for the unauthorized period of stay. will be taken. This amount will be recovered from their dues.

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