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Battle for the jewel in the auto belt

The CPI-backed All India Trade Union Congress (Aituc) has openly backed the striking workers and is playing a key role in the negotiations. The Maruti management has conceded the workers’ demand for a separate plant union but has made it clear that it cannot have members from outside the company. This stance however has not been acceptable to the workers, who have struck work for over 12 days. Instead, the workers have proposed a new union in which one-third of the members will be outsiders, giving Aituc entry into the closed portals of the company.

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